The emperor seemed the pinnacle and supreme organizing principle of the byzantines' society. Like the rays of the Mediterranean sun, his power pervaded Byzantium's reality and imagination. The imperial idea's visible incarnation was swathed in the shimmering hues of finest purple silk.
The emperor seemed the pinnacle and supreme organizing principle of the byzantines' society. Like the rays of the Mediterranean sun, his power pervaded Byzantium's reality and imagination. The imperial idea's visible incarnation was swathed in the shimmering hues of finest purple silk.
The emperor seemed the pinnacle and supreme organizing principle of the byzantines' society. Like the rays of the Mediterranean sun, his power pervaded Byzantium's reality and imagination. The imperial idea's visible incarnation was swathed in the shimmering hues of finest purple silk.