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The 7th and 8th centuries were a period of turmoil for byzantium. this period saw the loss of eastern provinces to conquest under the banner of islam. these events persuaded emperor leo iii that god was punishing the empire for its idolatrous worship of icons. based on this what did leo iii initiate?

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DukeMoseti

Leo III initiated a ban on the use of images for worship

Leo III accomplished many military milestones which made him popular and also gave him the confidence to pursue his religious policies. By banning the use of religious images, Leo II provoked a century of conflict within the empire


JhoMelKing

Leo III an Isaurian in Syria and a Byzantine Emperor who initiates to formally prohibited the use of images. He is against the worship of images. Leo III establish a legislative reform that dealt with the destruction or attacking of the icons, monuments, and images. This reform called Iconoclasm.

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