CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Terracotta Army, Minoan Snake Goddess Figurines, Classical Antiquity
13 May 2016
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St. peter martyred (peter was a martyr to early christians) here in ad 64. (stadium for primarily horse racing) Part of the early christian tradition is that many places become holy places in themselves. Deigned on plan of roman basilica (law court), not temple. People building structures at this time have to come up with a building for christians to meet in. There is no architectural type there has to be one that is developed. By 2nd c. the tomb of peter was honoured as sacred a spot. Ad 319 site of early christian cemetery, ordered by constantine (paid for with great expense) Over grave constantine set columns of porphyry with other spiral columns from greece. Carved with bands of vines leaves winding up. Roman into christian; bridge from classical antiquity to middle ages. Ad 324 = constantine makes byzantium the capital of the roman empire. Ad 325 = council of nicaea makes christianity de-facto official religion of roman world.
