What if, whether he still dies in 775 or not, Emperor Constantine V manages to defeat the Bulgars so badly that he reestablishes the Danube river border in the north? What would such a victory have mean for Constantine, his dynasty, the empire and Iconoclasm?
In such a scenario, where would the Romans have turned to next - Southern Italy? Asia Minor? Syria? The Slavic tribes in former Dalmatia & Pannonia? Tunisia?
And finally, out of curiosity, how well would Byzantine iconoclasm have given itself to proselytisation?
Any thoughts?
In such a scenario, where would the Romans have turned to next - Southern Italy? Asia Minor? Syria? The Slavic tribes in former Dalmatia & Pannonia? Tunisia?
And finally, out of curiosity, how well would Byzantine iconoclasm have given itself to proselytisation?
Any thoughts?