The seventh and eighth centuries were a period of turmoil for Byzantium.This period saw the loss of the Eastern provinces to conquest under the banner of Islam.These events persuaded Emperor Leo III that God was punishing the Empire for its idolatrous worship of icons.Based on this what did Leo III initiate?
A) He formally prohibited the use of images.
B) He formally petitioned prayers from the Patriarch.
C) He formally charged the Imperial workshops to increase production of images.
D) He formally charged the population to increase their worship of images.
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