The empire was halved, with its richest territories ... it did succeed in opening up Byzantine art and culture to different influences and traditions. “Iconoclasm had also challenged the ...
Many factors contributed to the survival of the Byzantine Empire. It had a good infrastructure system that ... maintaining Greek and Roman languages, producing fine art with distinctive style, ...
A unique portrait of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire, was discovered at ... depictions common in Byzantine art. The figure is described as an "earthly figure ...
Darius the Great, King of the Persians, came up with the first art political logo, with Alexander the Great later expanding on the concept by imprinting his face on coins that flooded his empire.