Thursday, April 14, 2011

Early Roman Christian Era

When: 476 - 1000 A.D.
Where: Rome, Italy
What: Roman Empire is too large to manage, attacks at northern and eastern borders, Rome sacked by Gauls in 476 A.D.

  • Old St. Peter's Basilica commissioned by Constantine, required 30 years to complete
  • St. Apollinare (Ravenna, Italy)
  • Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora
  • St. Vitale (Ravenna, Italy)
  • December 25, 800 A.D. - Charlesmagne crowned first Holy Roman Emperor
  • 999 A.D. - thought was second coming, didn't plant crops
St. Peter's Basilica
- Fresco of architecture


Emperor Justinian
- Mosaic