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Death of Theophilos, 842
The death of the iconoclast emperor Theophilos in 842 created the regency context in which image policy was reversed the following year.
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842 · Political transition
Second Iconoclast Phase · dated event
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Byzantine Iconoclasm and the Triumph of Orthodoxy
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Emperor TheophilosDeath of Theophilos, 842 ←dies-in— Emperor Theophilos · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-313.Restoration of Images, 843Death of Theophilos, 842 —precedes→ Restoration of Images, 843 · chronologicalWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-314.
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precedesRestoration of Images, 843grows-in-prominence-afterAnastasis / Harrowing of Hell - Death of Theophilos, 842Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
precedesRestoration of Images, 843grows-in-prominence-afterKoimesis / Dormition of the Virgin
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