Iconclasm and the Ancient City
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• Decline Ancient City reason for Iconoclasm -  civic icons protected particular settlements – St Demeterius of Thessalonica for example – was a commonwealth of cities / self-help structure based on self-help outdated
• Brown argues this self-help structure divergent with centralised, collective society created by Leo III and Constantine (development of themes, Constantinople as centre, emphasis on imperial power)
• Leo III and Constantine streamlining heavy proliferation of icons and symbols from a more affluent and easy going age – focusing perceived holiness on a smaller, more reflective series of icons (THE CROSS).

Other Notes in this Category

1. Byzantine Ideology
2. Historiography
3. Iconclasm and the Ancient City
4. Iconoclasm and the Holy Man
5. Structural Changes in Iconoclasm
6. Theological Backing to Iconoclasm
7. Timeline
8. What is Iconoclasm?
9. Why Iconoclasm?

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