Late Antiquity, Seminar 2
Dublin Core
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Late Antiquity, Seminar 2
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Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs
This sculpture group depicts the Four Tetrarchs, the four rulers of the Roman Empire as established by Diocletian. The rulers were divided into two groups: the augusti (Diocletian and Maximian) and the caesares (Galerius and Constantius I). There is…
Gold Bar
This gold bar is one of fifteen (all dating to the 4th century) that were found in Romania in the late 19th century. The form makes it more easily transportable, and it most likely would have been brought to a mint where it would have been melted…
Missorium of Theodosius I
Missorium of Theodosius I, 388, Roman, silver and silver gilt, diam: 74 cm, weight: 15.35 kg, Madrid, Academia de la Historia.
This silver dish, most likely made in Constantinople, was meant to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Theodosius I’s…
This silver dish, most likely made in Constantinople, was meant to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Theodosius I’s…
Floor Mosaic with Bust of Apolausis (“Enjoyment”)
Museum Descprition: “Apolausis, the personification of enjoyment, welcomes visitors to Dumbarton Oaks as she has done since its doors opened to the public in 1941. The floor had been discovered just a few years before in a bath building located…
Adam and Eve from the Catacomb of Marcellinus and Peter
This fresco of Adam and Eve in the garden is instantly recognizable to anyone who is familiar with the scene from later centuries of Christian art. Within the catacomb, there is a mixture of pagan (including a representation of Orpheus playing a…
Byzantine Church at Petra
The so-called Byzantine Church in Petra is one of three Byzantine Churches in the city, the other two are the Ridge Church (also called the Red Church) and the Blue Chapel. It is generally The Byzantine Church is thought to have been built in the…
Glass Cup
This ornamental cup bears a Greek inscription reading: “and for years to come!” It was found in Brsljin, Slovenia.
Synagogue at Capernaum
Although there is a synagogue at Capernaum mentioned in the Gospel of Luke, the ruins of a synagogue visible today date to the 4th or 5th century CE. There is, however, some evidence of an earlier structure beneath its foundations, and some scholars…
The Meeting of Leo I and Attila
Museum Description: “The encounter between Leo the Great and Attila is the last fresco painted in this room. It was completed after the death of Julius II (pontiff from 1503 to 1513), during the pontificate of his successor Leo X (pontiff from 1513…
One ounce Weight with Busts of Two Emperors
Museum Description: “Rectangular Weight with Busts of Two Emperors, a Gamma and an Alpha (1 oz.)”
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