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 * English Glossary**

Iconoclasm: a heresy in Eastern Christianity that sought to ban the veneration of sacred images, or icons.

**Illiad: **one of Homer's Epic poem about the "Dark Age" heroes of Greece who fought at Troy. The poem was written down in the eight century BC after centuries of being sung by bards.

**Illustrious: ** widely known and famous

Imperator: under the Roman Republic, it was the title given to victorious general. Under Augustus and his successors, it became the title of the ruler of Roe meaning "emperor".

**Imperium: **in ancient Rome, the right to issue commands and to enforce them by fines, arrests, and even corporal and capital punishment.

Incense: a substance used in religious ceremonies which burns with a sweet smell.

**Indefatigable: ** showing sustained enthusiasm without getting tired

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Inquisition: a tribunal created by the Catholic Church in the mid-twelfth century to detect and punish heresy.

Insulae: meaning "islands". The multistoried apartment buildings of Rome in which most of the inhabitants of the city lived.

Investiture controversy: the medieval conflict between the church and lay rulers over who would control bishops and abbots, symbolised by the ceremony of "investing" them with the symbols of their authority.


 * Islam:** meaning "submission". The religion practiced by Muslims; based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad and on the holy book of Islam, the //Quran.//

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