Byzantine Empire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...Greece proper, the Greek isles, and Illyria...culture, and Christian beliefs. Greek was the prevalent...Theodosius I, but violent religious controversy was chronic...and art became chiefly religious. Under Justinian II...was paralleled by a religious schism, intensified...