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Roman Wedding Relief Sculpture

April 29, 2024

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A marble relief of a wedding scene: veiled bride followed by pronuba clasps hands with groom before altar; on the left a huge male carries the sacrificial bull on his shoulder, on the right a maenad dances. ...

The Three Crosses

April 29, 2024

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During the crusades, Pope John VIII declared that warriors who died fighting pagans would surely have eternal life. Here lies a depiction of Christ being crucified between the two thieves. ...

Battle of Tolbiac: Fresco at the Panthéon

April 29, 2024

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A painting depicting the Battle of Tolbiac in 496 AD. ...

Gaiseric Sacking Rome

April 29, 2024

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A painting by Karl Bryullov (1799-1852) depicting the barbarians invading the Roman provinces during the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. ...

The Romans in their Decadence

April 29, 2024

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A painting by Thomas Couture created during the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. ...

The Emblem of Christ Appearing to Constantine / Constantine’s conversion

April 29, 2024

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A painting of "The Edict of Constantine" which proclaimed freedom of worship for all religions and essentially freed Christians from persecution. ...

The baptism of Clovis

April 29, 2024

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A painting demonstrating how the Christian Catholic Church survived the fall of the Roman Empire thanks to the strength of its organization and its large number of faithful. ...