Iconoclasm (from Greek: εἰκών, eikṓn, 'figure, icon' + κλάω, kláō, 'to break') is the social belief in the importance of the destruction of icons and other images or monuments, most frequently for religious or political reasons. People who engage in or support iconoclasm are called iconoclasts, a term that has come to be figuratively applied to any individual who challenges ...

This history of the Byzantine Empire covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD. Several events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the transitional period during which the Roman Empire's east and west divided.In 285, the emperor Diocletian (r. 284–305) partitioned the Roman Empire's administration into eastern …

De Beeldenstorm was een vernieling op grote schaal van heiligenbeelden en andere objecten van katholieke religieuze plaatsen door protestanten in de Lage Landen, die plaatsvond tussen 10 augustus en oktober 1566.In die periode werden vele kerken geschonden en het interieur ervan vernield. De verscherpte tegenstellingen, die mede een gevolg waren van de Beeldenstorm, …