VIC348Y1 Lecture 5: Weeks 3 & 4
18 Feb 2016
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Christian rome, babylonian captivity and schism 1305 - 1417, and the renaissance in. Rome began to absorb christian ideas of power. Rome because it was associated with civil unrest. It engaged in practices of the weak and the poor. The ancient romans burned their dead whereas the. The christians carved catacombs to bury the dead. Celebrations of the dead occurred within these mile long chambers. Within them were burial chambers where the bodies were covered in mud and brick or marble slab. Burial chambers for the wealthy were called bedrooms. Christianity had no symbols yet so many of their designs within the catacombs were repurposed pagan imagery. Thus the standard image of the last supper was developed. The idea of a bearded jesus only appeared in later christianity. The oldest wood carving: taken from the base of a pagan column in the 2nd c of. Constantine wanted to kill his brother and his mother, st. helena was a christian.
