miaphysitism

IOTL, Miaphysite Christianity was (and still is) the primary sect followed by early medieval Christians located in Egypt and Syria, and eventually formed the basis of Coptic theological belief. It was part of significant political plays within the Byzantine Empire prior to the Muslim conquests...

What if Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor, doesn't die in a riding accident in 450? I'm envisioning a scenario in which the results of the "Robber Council" (Second Council of Ephesus) in 449 are not overturned immediately. If Theodosius lives longer, Marcian has no way to the throne and...

Prologue: "World history may have gone a different direction, had major empires not formed , or were their founders prevented form doing so due to premature death. Had Ashoka, Alexander the Great, Caesar or Genghis Khan deceased before they were mature enough and competent to assume a leadibg...

In 450 Theodosius II died in a riding accident, while still relatively young with 49 years of age. A year before that he called the Second Council of Ephesus, also known as the "Robber Council", in which a the Miaphysite position by Eutyches was defended by Pope Dioscorus of Alexandria. This...