A look at the art and culture of the early medieval period, including the fall of the Roman Empire, the rise of the Byzantine, and the controversy of iconoclasm.

1. The Early Medieval Period

2. The Pantheon c. 125 CE

4. Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus. c. 359 CE

5. St. Luke as an evangelist, 6th century, St. Augustine Gospels

6. Sutton Hoo Burial Helmet (Replica), c. 725 CE

7. Emperor Justinian and His Attendants. ca. 547 CE

9. The Archangel Michael, leaf of a diptych. Early sixth century CE

10. Christ Icon. Sixth century CE

11. Khludov Psalter (detail), 9th century