Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes.

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Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes.

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Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes.

December 26, 2021 at 4:52 pm

While watching a video about why the Roman Christian Church got separated to Eastern & Western, a disgusting and repulsing penalty stopped me.
The capital penalty is "Gouging out the eyes" of the sentenced; a form of heathen torture practice that Eastern Christians in the Byzantine Empire notoriously practiced.

The famous example of using this practice is the Byzantine Empress Irene of Athens who practiced this brutal punishment against her own son Constantine, and restored Iconodulism (worship of pictures of Christ and priests) into the Byzantine Empire.

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Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 26, 2021 at 4:52 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Architect Of Fate - December 26, 2021 at 5:03 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by brewer - December 26, 2021 at 8:17 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 28, 2021 at 7:53 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by arewethereyet - December 28, 2021 at 7:55 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 26, 2021 at 5:09 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 28, 2021 at 7:55 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 28, 2021 at 9:31 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 28, 2021 at 9:34 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 29, 2021 at 4:46 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 29, 2021 at 7:44 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 29, 2021 at 7:51 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Ranjr - December 26, 2021 at 5:14 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 26, 2021 at 5:46 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by no one - December 26, 2021 at 6:01 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Fireball - December 26, 2021 at 7:27 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Grand Nudger - December 26, 2021 at 7:39 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Ahriman - December 26, 2021 at 8:12 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Deesse23 - December 27, 2021 at 3:45 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 28, 2021 at 9:28 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Deesse23 - December 29, 2021 at 3:41 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 29, 2021 at 7:32 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 29, 2021 at 7:33 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 29, 2021 at 8:04 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 29, 2021 at 8:45 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 29, 2021 at 8:58 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Fake Messiah - December 29, 2021 at 9:34 am

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RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 29, 2021 at 11:33 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 29, 2021 at 12:16 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 29, 2021 at 12:33 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 29, 2021 at 4:17 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Deesse23 - December 29, 2021 at 8:51 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Architect Of Fate - December 28, 2021 at 8:38 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Architect Of Fate - December 28, 2021 at 10:16 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by arewethereyet - December 29, 2021 at 7:41 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by no one - December 29, 2021 at 7:57 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2021 at 9:38 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 29, 2021 at 11:28 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2021 at 11:30 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 29, 2021 at 11:58 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by no one - December 29, 2021 at 11:51 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Architect Of Fate - December 29, 2021 at 11:54 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Architect Of Fate - December 29, 2021 at 12:01 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Anomalocaris - December 29, 2021 at 12:11 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2021 at 12:15 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by no one - December 29, 2021 at 12:18 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2021 at 12:29 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2021 at 12:35 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 29, 2021 at 1:13 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by arewethereyet - December 29, 2021 at 12:40 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2021 at 12:41 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Architect Of Fate - December 29, 2021 at 12:41 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2021 at 12:51 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by arewethereyet - December 29, 2021 at 1:49 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2021 at 3:17 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Architect Of Fate - December 29, 2021 at 4:37 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2021 at 4:54 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 30, 2021 at 4:53 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 30, 2021 at 4:57 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 30, 2021 at 5:29 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Deesse23 - December 30, 2021 at 8:07 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 30, 2021 at 5:34 am

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 30, 2021 at 3:53 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 30, 2021 at 3:59 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by arewethereyet - December 30, 2021 at 3:59 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Ahriman - December 30, 2021 at 4:03 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by arewethereyet - December 30, 2021 at 4:08 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Ahriman - December 30, 2021 at 4:23 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 31, 2021 at 7:04 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 31, 2021 at 7:07 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by arewethereyet - December 31, 2021 at 7:57 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 31, 2021 at 9:43 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by Astreja - December 30, 2021 at 3:59 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by WinterHold - December 31, 2021 at 7:26 pm

RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 31, 2021 at 8:02 pm

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RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 1, 2022 at 8:27 am

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RE: Irene of Athens: the Christian Byzantine Empress who gouged her own son's eyes. - by The Architect Of Fate - January 1, 2022 at 8:18 am

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