What prompted the fourth–century Jewish community of Hammath Tiberias to adorn their house of worship with an image of Sol, a prominent Roman deity?
Late empire
Holding on to pagan traditions in the early Christian era
The Symmachi Panel
In the chaos of the 3rd century, can we be sure about the identification of this statue?
Trebonianus Gallus — emperor or athlete? Rethinking ...
Built using new technologies, this building is overwhelming and unprecedented—displaying Roman imperial power.
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
Learn how the solid, abstracted forms of these co-emperors reject earlier understanding of the human body.
Portraits of the Four Tetrarchs
Does the abstraction of form and faraway look in this colossal portrait hint at the growth of Christianity in Rome?
The Colossus of Constantine
For the first time, a Roman emperor celebrated victory over fellow Romans, and appropriated the art of earlier rulers.
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