so the early phase then begins with this important move to a new capital in constantinople, and it takes and it lasts all the way and into the early phase of 8th century a.d. the 8th century is comparable-- in fact, the end of the early period is parallel to the carolingian development in the west, and, in fact, is very instrumental in the development of the carolingian culture because byzantine art fed right into it. and i think that we need to keep that in mind. now, following the early byzantine period, there is an intermediate phase. and this intermediate phase is called the iconoclastic period. this is the period where representational imagery was not allowed, in fact, banned from religious interiors, which certainly is not the case in this particular building nor in any buildings created in the byzantine tradition, following the iconoclastic period. now, the iconoclastic period lasts for about 120 years until, finally, in the early or about the mid-, actually, 843 to be exact, by the mid-9th century, you have once again a re-ascension of religious art or figurative representation i

in istanbul before the constantinople. in poland, in austria.nians have developed a political culture which is much more fluid, much less regimented than russian political culture. a political culture that it is not very favorably on oppression. a culture that is looking for the type of freedom that you see in europe. >> i want to thank you very much for joining us. the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine and joining us from washington. now to a sad note. the actor, writer, and director harold ramis has died. you may recall that he had a starring role in the academy -- academy award-winning movie, ghostbusters. live comedyrk and lead to blockbuster movies such as "national lampoon's animal shack.""caddy he was surrounded by families and friends. he is that at the age of 69. ♪ >> this is "taking stock." hasext guest says he inclusive cracking the chinese business market. he is the chief executive and cofounder of verbalize it. a company that offers translation services in one third 40 languages -- 140 languages and is a team of thousands of profess

n istanbul -- before that, constantinople. in poland, in austria.have developed a political culture which is much more fluid, much less regimented than russian political culture. a political culture that it is not very favorable on oppression. a culture that is looking for the type of freedom that you see in europe. >> i want to thank you very much for joining us. john herbst, the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine and joining us from washington. now to a sad note. the actor, writer, and director harold ramis has died. you may recall that he had a starring role in the academy award-winning movie, "ghostbusters." he teamed up with bill murray and dan aykroyd. his early work and live comedy led to blockbuster movies such as "national lampoon's animal house," and "caddyshack." he died at his home near chicago surrounded by family and friends. harold ramis dead at the age of 69. ♪ >> this is "taking stock." i'm pimm fox. my next guest says he has clues for cracking the chinese business market. ryan frankel is the chief executive and cofounder of verbaliz