Late Antiquity, Seminar 3
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Late Antiquity, Seminar 3
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Achilles sacrificing to Zeus from the Ambrosian Iliad
The Ambrosian Iliad, also called the Ilias Picta, is the oldest (and only ancient) surviving illustrated manuscript of Homer’s Iliad. Along with the Vatican Vergil (see Module 1) and the Vergilius Romanus, it is one of three extant examples of…
The Sacrifice of Isaac from the Dura-Europos Synagogue
The town of Dura-Europos in Syria existed on the frontier between the Roman Empire and the Parthian and the Sassanian Empires of Persia. It was under Roman control from 165 CE until its final destruction by the Sassanians in 257 CE. During this short…
Articulated Ivory Doll
Museum Description: “An ivory doll with articulated arms and legs. Found in the sarcophagus of a young girl in the Early Christian Necropolis of Tarragona.
It would have been part of the grave goods of the girl, who died at the age of five or six.…
It would have been part of the grave goods of the girl, who died at the age of five or six.…
Tombstone of Optimus
Museum Description: “A funerary mosaic and inscription found in the Early Christian Necropolis of Tarragona.
It presided over the tomb of the person depicted and referred to in the inscription. Optimus, whose name emphasizes excellence and…
It presided over the tomb of the person depicted and referred to in the inscription. Optimus, whose name emphasizes excellence and…
Gold Medallion of Constantius I Chlorus
Museum Description: “Britain rejoins the Roman Empire!
In AD 296 Britain was again annexed to the Roman Empire after the ten-year rule of the usurpers Carausius and Allectus. They had governed Britain as self-styled emperors, but were not…
In AD 296 Britain was again annexed to the Roman Empire after the ten-year rule of the usurpers Carausius and Allectus. They had governed Britain as self-styled emperors, but were not…
Votive Crown of Recceswinth
This incredible votive crown is one of twenty-six votive crowns and gold crosses that comprise the Treasure of Guarrazar, an archeological discovery made in Guadamur, Spain between 1858-61. These objects were offered by the 7th century kings of the…
Defeat of Radagasio below Fiesole
The Gothic king Radagaisus led an invasion of Roman Italy in 405 with his ultimate plan being to sacrifice the (Christian) Roman senators to the gods and then burn the city of Rome to the ground. He was defeated by the general Stilicho and executed.…
Silver Siliqua of Eugenius
D N EVGENIVS P F AVG
D[OMINUS] N[OSTER] EVGENIVS P[IUS] F[ELIX] AVGVSTVS
Our Lord, Eugenius, Dutiful and Blessed Augustus
Reverse: seated figure of Roma holding spear in left hand and a globe in her right, on the globe, Victory offers a…
D[OMINUS] N[OSTER] EVGENIVS P[IUS] F[ELIX] AVGVSTVS
Our Lord, Eugenius, Dutiful and Blessed Augustus
Reverse: seated figure of Roma holding spear in left hand and a globe in her right, on the globe, Victory offers a…
Stilicho Diptych
This ivory diptych, called the Stilicho Diptych, is most often associated with the Roman commander, Flavius Stilicho, who, according to Edward Gibbon, was “the last of the Roman generals.” Related by marriage to the emperor Theodosius I, Stilicho…
Mithras Slaying the Bull (Tauroctony) from the London Mithraeum
Museum Description: “This marble sculpture is from the Temple of Mithras which once stood in the City. It shows Mithras plunging his dagger into the neck of a bull from whose blood sprang everlasting life. The inscription reads 'Ulpius Silvanus,…
IIIF Manifest
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