Irene of Athens was the first Roman empress to rule in her own right as regent, between 797 and 802 AD. Although she ruled solely for only five years, she left a lasting impact on the foreign policy and religious practices of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. Irene’s significant policy was ending iconoclasm, which divided […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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