In spring 2020, the news was full of stories of American protesters tearing down monumental statues across the country. In the wake of Black Lives …
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Destroying History: Iconoclasm and Erasure
Iconoclasm, the deliberate destruction of images has been carried out in many ages for many reasons, both political and religious.
Iconoclasm is a period of Byzantine history usually chronologically placed between 730 and 843. During these 113 years, with a short intermission …
In our own lifetimes, religious extremists destroyed cultural heritage in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria and committed irreparable damage. This is not …
“They hurled down, beat down, and dragged down all his images, as though they were thereby treating the man himself…” Such was the fate of Sejanus, …