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The Early Christian Necropolis in Pécs, Hungary (Sopianae during Roman rule) is an underground burial site constructed in the 4th century. These tombs were decorated with many frescos, some of which depict recognizably Christian themes, and others of…

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…

Obverse: Bust of Galla Placidia right, diademed, draped, with necklace, crowned by hand, above. On her right shoulder: Chi Rho.

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[D]OMINA [N]OSTRA GALLA PLACIDIA P[IA] F[ELIX] AVG[VSTA]

Our Lady Galla Placidia Duitiful…

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…

Museum Description: “When it was discovered at the beginning of the twentieth century, this "chalice" was claimed to have been found in Antioch, a city so important to the early Christians that it was recognized with Rome and Alexandria as one of the…

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…

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…

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…

This mosaic is one of those discovered at the archeological site of Sidi Ghrib in Tunisia, some 40 km southwest of Carthage. The site, a former Roman villa, was excavated in 1975. The scene depicts the matron of the house as she gets ready. She is…