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Second Iconoclast Period

The second major Byzantine Iconoclast phase, conventionally dated 815–843 in the BIU001 reference source.

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815–843 · Imperial policy

Second Iconoclast Phase · dated range

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Dating / scope noteSecond phase conventionally begins with Leo V’s renewed ban in 815 and ends with restoration in 843.

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Emperor Theophilos← associated-with · source-backed

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Iconomachy / “Image Struggle”← historical-term-for · source-backed “Transitional Period” in Byzantine Architecture← frames-context-around · qualified-source-backed

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Icons and Iconoclasm in Byzantium
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Smarthistory
Byzantine Iconoclasm and the Triumph of Orthodoxy
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Emperor TheophilosSecond Iconoclast Period ←associated-with— Emperor Theophilos · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-312.Iconomachy / “Image Struggle”Second Iconoclast Period ←historical-term-for— Iconomachy / “Image Struggle” · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-262.“Transitional Period” in Byzantine ArchitectureSecond Iconoclast Period ←frames-context-around— “Transitional Period” in Byzantine Architecture · qualified-source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-270.CappadociaSecond Iconoclast Period ←associated-with-period— Cappadocia · qualified-source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-818.

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Second Iconoclast Periodassociated-withEmperor Theophilosdies-inDeath of Theophilos, 842
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Second Iconoclast Periodassociated-with-periodCappadociaincludesGöreme Valley
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Second Iconoclast Periodassociated-with-periodCappadociaoccurs-atPost-Iconoclastic Cappadocian Figurative Programs
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