Constantine & Rome / R. Ross Holloway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holloway, R. Ross, 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337--Art patronage.

Constantine.

Architecture, Early Christian--Italy--Rome.

Architecture, Early Christian.

Architecture--Italy--Rome.

Architecture.

Christianity and art--Italy--Rome.

Christianity and art.

Rome (Italy)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Rome (Italy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (xiv, 191 p.) ) ill., maps, ports.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Constantine and Rome

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Constantine the Great (285-337) played a crucial role in mediating between the pagan, imperial past of the city of Rome, which he conquered in 312, and its future as a Christian capital. In this learned and highly readable book, R. Ross Holloway examines Constantine's remarkable building program in Rome. Holloway begins by examining the Christian Church in the period before the Peace of 313, when Constantine and his co-emperor Licinius ended the persecution of the Christians. He then focuses on the structure, style, and significance of important monuments: the Arch of Constantine and the two great Christian basilicas, St. John's in the Lateran and St. Peter's, as well as the imperial mausoleum at Tor Pignatara. In a final chapter Holloway advances a new interpretation of the archaeology of the Tomb of St. Peter beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica. The tomb, he concludes, was not the original resting place of the remains venerated as those of the Apostle but was created only in 251 by Pope Cornelius. Drawing on the most up-to-date archaeological evidence, he describes a cityscape that was at once Christian and pagan, mirroring the personality of its ruler.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

I. Constantine and the Christians

II. The Arches

III. Basilicas, Baptistry, and Burial

IV. The Tomb of St. Peter

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-186) and index.

ISBN:

9786611730482

9781281730480

1281730483

9780300129717

0300129718

OCLC:

1024042801