ARTH 1130 Lecture 4: Late Antiquity
2 Oct 2018
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Dura-europos: town founded just after the death of alexander the great- called dura by the romans and. Synagogue paintings: there is a private house in dura that was converted into a synagogue in the latter part of the. Good shepard statuette: because of the 2nd commandment, few statues were found because they were no longer worshipped as they had been in greco-roman times, some were still used though, as many in the mediterranean continued the tradition. Constantinople avoided conflict with those who worshipped the old gods at the ancient temples in the city centre: built by constantinople. Constantine: not the same basilica that is there today-that was re-built during the renaissance and baroque periods. Thomas: one of the oldest passion scene cycles preserved today, dates to the beginning of christian iconography- when jesus always appears as a youth. Santa sabina: closest structure to what old st. peter"s would have looked like.
