ARTH 1100 Final: Historical Periods

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Art History
• Course: ARTH 1100
• Professor: Stephane Roy

Document Summary

Roman civilization was very conservative, traditional, & devout great deal of emphasis on military valour. Christianity was also practiced in the roman empire, but was a persecuted religion monotheistic. Christianity was practiced literally underground, in catacombs. The prophet, jesus, preached pacifism and redemption from sins his message was accessible & appealed to a great deal of those who were repressed under roman rule. Edict of milan, 313 emperor constantine proclaimed religious tolerance; christianity could be practiced in public. Buildings in basilican/longitudinal plan and central plans emerged. These plans were borrowed from secular roman buildings accommodate liturgy. 330 ce constantine moves the capital of the roman empire from rome to byzantium renamed it constantinople. Art flourishes under unified rule in the east: there is no unified rule in the west, art in england hiberno-saxon, manuscript production by monks. Byzantine art movement away from classical tradition (as we saw in the roman empire)