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greekreporter.com > 09/10/2026 > did-byzantine-emperors-pretend-to-be-gods

Did Byzantine Emperors Pretend to Be Gods?

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (364+ words) Byzantine Emperors never claimed pagan divinity, but they learned to look like gods, knowing how to cast themselves as the “living image” of heaven’s rule on earth. From the fourth century onwards, the imperial office in Constantinople fused Christian theology…...