The Christianization of the West – PRIMARY SOURCES DATABASE

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. ...

Miélot translates Latin miracles

April 29, 2024

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An illustration demonstrating the education during the Middle Ages. ...

Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)

April 29, 2024

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Battle of Dorylia. The Crusaders' victory at Dorylia paved the way for Alexis I's reconquest of Asia Minor. ...

The three classes of feudal society

April 29, 2024

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Exploring this 15th-century illumination is an opportunity to discover how medieval society represented its structure and organization. ...