1. Wall with Torah niche, House Synagogue Dura-Europos, Syria, 244- 45 CE

3. Circa 30 CE – Jesus Crucified 65 CE – Peter and Paul executed 312 – Constantine Converts after the Battle of the Mulvian Bridge 313 –Edict of Milan (a legal religion) 325 – Council of Nicea 381 – The co-emperors Gratian and Theodosius publish their edict that the doctrine of the Trinity is to be the official state religion. 410 – Rome is Sacked 430 - St. Augustine Dies 476 – Last Western Emperor – Romulus Augustus

4. The dove holding an olive branch symbolizes the soul that reached divine peace. The lamb represents the role of sacrifice in the death of Christ

5. The fish. In Greek one says IXTHYS (ichtùs). Placed vertically, the letters of this word form an acrostic: IesùsChristòsTheòuUiòsSotèr = Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour. Acrostic is Greek word which means the first letter of every line or paragraph. The fish is a widespread symbol of Christ, a motto and a compendium of the Christian faith.

7. Galleries are 1 meter wide and 2-3 meters high

8. Loculi, cubiculum

9. Burial underground cheaper than surface burials

11. The Good Shepherd Galla Placidia, Ravena c. 425-26 Good Shepherd from Catacombs, c. late 3rd century

12. St. Peter – The First Pope

13. St. Paul - The Convert who converted Gentiles

14. The Virgin Mary

16. Jesus Christ

19. The New Testament 4 Gospels – The Life and Works of Jesus The Book of Acts – Histoy of the Early Christian Movement 21 Epistles (13 by Paul?) and including Revelations (by John?)

20. Early Christian Art in the Age of Constantine Old Saint Peter’s, Rome Placed over the site where Saint Peter may have been buried in a pagan cemetery Roman basilica Axial plan Atrium, narthex, nave, transept, apse: each has a function Longitudinal orientation with entrance at one end leading directly to the apse, unlike Basilica of Constantine Roman arch over the altar Wall space has arches, transept, clerestory Timber Roof Lavish mosaics decorated interior Replaced in the 16th Century

22. Reputed Burial Place of St. Peter Built on the orders of Constantine c. 326

23. Early Christian Art in the Age of Constantine Santa Costanza, Rome Centrally planned building with Tholos structure Altar in center Aisles surround the altar and are barrel vaulted 12 column pairs and 12 clerestory windows symbolize the apostles Austere interior not original Mosaic subjects stress salvation Interlace patterns Classical subjects incorporated into Christian context Mosaics adorn ceiling, in Roman period they were used on floors

25. Santa Costanza, Rome 4rth Century CE Temple of Portunus, 2nd Century BCE The church of Santa Costanza in Rome was a mausoleum built for Constantine's daughter, Constantina (died 354):

27. Exterior of Galla Placidia Mausoleum (c. 425 – 426 Ravenna) Built in Cruciform, or cross – shaped, with pendentive dome inside

30. Hint of landscape and rocks

31. Young adult with a halo

32. Imperial gold and purple

34. From Trajan From Marcus Aurelius From Hadrian

35. Arch of Constantine

36. Relief freize from Arch of Constantine

37. Sarcophagi of JuniusBassus, c. 359 CE

45. Sits on a personification of the sky: Jupiter/Poseidon? with a veil over his head

46. Christ seated in a heavenly Jerusalem

47. Scenes not in narrative order

48. Classical elements in pediments, arches and columns

49. Figures much larger than animals they are next toSarcophagus of Junius Bassus in the Vatican, Rome, 359 A.D.

50. Text: The Codex and the Manuscript

51. From the Vatican Virgil 4th or early 5th century

53. Early Greek Codex of the Bible, 4th Century