Christ Pantocrator
6th century
The image of "Christ Pantocrator," the "ruler of all," was developed in the Byzantine period. The Byzantine Empire replaced the ruling gods of Rome with a regal Jesus, an all-powerful imperial image, haloed, awesome, just, unchanging in majesty. That image continues to pervade Western consciousness.
--Stephen Cook
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