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Early Western Civilization Lecture #6

Early Western Civilization Lecture #6. Roman Empire. Themes. The Pax Romana facilitated the spreading of Roman culture and the assimilation of the native cultures of the provinces.

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Early Western Civilization Lecture #6

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  1. Early Western CivilizationLecture #6 Roman Empire

  2. Themes • The Pax Romana facilitated the spreading of Roman culture and the assimilation of the native cultures of the provinces. • Christianity developed and spread in the Mediterranean during the Roman empire. It became the predominant religion of Western Civilization. • The separation of the West and East became more dramatic as a result of the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine.

  3. Augustus

  4. Cameo Celebrating the Principate

  5. Christianity • What behaviors did Jesus encourage? • What was Jesus’s approach to the Mosaic (Old Testament) law? • Why might these teachings appeal to so many people?

  6. Catacomb Painting of Jesus as the Good Shepherd

  7. Pax Romana • When did the Pax Romana take place? What does the term mean? • How did Aelis Aristides describe the Pax Romana? How did he portray the Romans and the emperor? • How did Calgacus describe the Romans and their empire? • How do you account for the differences in these portrayals? • Which portrayal seems more reliable to you? Why?

  8. Mosaic of a Prisoner Execution

  9. Value of Roman Imperial Coinage

  10. The emperor Diocletian's attempt to reform the Roman Empire by dividing rule among four men is represented in this piece of sculpture, which in many features illustrates the transition from ancient to medieval art. Here the four tetrarchs demonstrate their solidarity by clasping one another on the shoulder. Nonetheless each man has his other hand on his sword--a gesture that proved prophetic when Diocletian's reign ended and another struggle for power began.

  11. Diocletian’s Reforms

  12. The head of Constantine is part of an enormous sculpture of him seated that was once originally placed in his basilica. The entire statue was over 30 feet high; the head alone weighs over 8 tons. Head, arms, hands, legs and feet were of marble. The drapery was probably of bronze plates over a masonry frame. The colossal head and neck are superbly modeled, but the eyes, which seem to be fixed on some spot above our heads, seem overly large. Such a feature is common in the early Christian period.

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