PPT-1 Constantine

Dovrolis Georgia Institute of Technology constantinegatechedu 2 Outline What is this workshop about The evolution of research ideas and industry transformations that led to this workshop Workshop objectives. Those experienced with later Christian imagery might mistake this for an image of the Last Supper but instead this image does not tell any story It conveys rather the idea that Christ is the true teacher Christ draped in classical garb holds a scrol Hollie Moffat. March 12, 2013. Art 1010. Early Christian Art. Early Christian Art refers to the art and architecture produced for the Christian Empire under the rule of Constantine the Great.. Christianity was illegal until Constantine implemented the ‘Edict of Milan’ (AD 313).. Definition. Byzantine:. this term is a modern invention. The Byzantines called themselves either ‘Romans’. . or ‘Greeks’. Invented by the classical scholar Hieronymus Wolf and popularized by Montesquieu. CONSTANTINE. PANTHEON REVIEW. WHY IS THE WORK SIGNIFICANT – HOW DOES IT SPEAK FOR IT’S TIME / GENERATION?. In what way do the visual qualities of the building reflect the culture’s social, religious and /or political values of the time, or the chief concerns of this time?. Diocletian to Constantine to Justinian. Flavian. Emperors. Vespasian 69-79 – sent by Nero to put down revolt in Judea, . Colosseum. , sent Titus to Judea to destroy Temple in 70 AD. Titus 79-81 – Mt. Vesuvius, Pompeii, Herculaneum, finished . By: Sebastian Eusse Lombo. 7.4. World History II. Rafael Giraldo. Introduction. Constantinople was once the great capital of the Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire which lasted for more than one thousand years from the fall of Rome 476A.D. to the Ottoman siege led by Mehmed II in 1453. It stood on the Bosporus at the point between Europe and Asia Minor and also between the Mediterranean and the black sea. The city stood as a symbol of wealth, power and spiritual guidance for Eastern Orthodox Christians. In 1453 it remained as the vestige of ancient Byzantium, not yet conquered by the Turks. Present day it is better know by its Turkish name of Istanbul. Diocletian. Church enjoyed a relatively long period of peace after Decius and Valerian persecutions. Early in 4. th. century though, the last (Of the Roman Empire) and worst persecutions began to break out. UNIT TWO – The Imperial Church. Slides based in part on . The Story of Christianity . by Justo Gonzalez. . The Dawn of the Imperial Age of the Church. Diocletian (244-311). Diocletian reorganizes the Empire. Julian. Julian. When Constantine died, most of his relatives were killed expect for the 3 brothers inheriting the throne and 2 of their cousins: Gallus and Julian.. At the time of the massacre, only . 1) The Empire Strikes Back. a) The Party the Church Didn’t attend. i) Rome turns 1,000 years old (AD 247). (1) city parties for 3 days. (2) Christians do not participate. (3) plague ravages city. (4) Christians blamed for angering the Gods. Controversies. Paul with Jewish and Gentile converts. Gnostics. Lapsed. Now Arianism. This is different because of Imperial intervention. Roots of Controversy. Early Christians were thought of as ignorant atheists. UNIT TWO – The Imperial Church. Slides based in part on . The Story of Christianity . by Justo Gonzalez. . The Dawn of the Imperial Age of the Church. Diocletian (244-311). Diocletian reorganizes the Empire. Preview. Decline. -. After the year 180, political, geographic, and cultural factors made the Roman Empire weaker. Finally, it fell into decline.. Diocletian and Constantine. - . Diocletian returned order and organization to the empire. Constantine totally changed the way the empire was run.. o. f. Christianity. Part . 1. The Primitive Church. Where We’re Going. Acts to. 313. The Primitive. Church. 313 to. 1000. The Conciliar. Period. 1000 to. 1517. Divisions. Emerge. 1517 to. 1700. Western.