Byzantine Empire
The Preacher an Empress Couldn't Silence
A homeless man's funeral in Constantinople drew such crowds that the emperor's own funeral procession couldn't compete.
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Download on the App StoreByzantine Empire4th-5th CenturyReligious ReformSocial JusticeConstantinopleAntiochChurch And StateJohn ChrysostomEmperor ArcadiusEmpress EudoxiaImperial AuthorityWealth Inequality
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