Even though the holy man and his miraculous therapeutic powers were highly respected, appreciation of the power of logic had never gone into a total eclipse throughout the Byzantine era. Along with pharmaceutical herbs and drugs, diet and baths, exercises and optimistic outlooks, Byzantine physicians, whether laymen or clergymen, emphasized rational treatment but also the need for religious faith and hope. Medical philosophy and Christian theology had achieved an alliance, and the well-being of the entire person was the central objective of both.
570 Birth of Muhammad, prophet of IslamĦ27 Emperor Heraclius defeats Persians at Ninevehħ54 Emperor Constantine V bans the making of religious images (Iconoclasm)ħ62 Founding of Baghdad by Abbasid caliphal-MansurĨ00 Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne Holy Roman emperor in RomeĨ43 Veneration of religious images is restored, ending Iconoclasmĩ88 The medieval Slavic state of the Kievan (or Kyivan) Rus’ adopts Christianity as the official religion during the reign of Prince Vladimir (r.Byzantine medicine was guided by Hippocratic principles and Christian theological precepts, all of which viewed the human being as a psychosomatic entity. 1270ĥ68 Lombards, a Germanic tribe, invade ItalyĬ. 400 Byzantium during reign of Justinian Byzantium, c. 313 Emperor Constantine I grants freedom of religion, ending persecution of Christiansģ30 Dedication of Constantinople (Istanbul) as the new capital of the Roman Empireģ80 Emperor Theodosius I declares Christianity the official religion of the empireģ95 Empire divided into two separate halves, East and WestĤ76 Ostrogoths depose the last Roman emperor in the Westĥ27–565 Reign of Justinian I builds church of Hagia Sophia codifies Roman law reconquers North Africa, Sicily, and Italy Byzantine Empire, c.
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