Late Imperial Rome, Constantine

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1
What is this? Where is it? Who built it? Date it.
What is this? Where is it? Who built it? Date it.
Basilica Julia, in the Forum Romanum, built by Julius Caesar, 46 BCE
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What is this? Date it
What is this? Date it
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine / Basilica Nova, Early 4th century CE
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3
What are some traits of the Basilica Nova?
Contained a Collosal statue of Constantine, was used for vaults, had impressive arches
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What happens in the Roman Empire after the Pax Romana (golden age)?
Economic crisis in the 3rd century CE, borders are no longer safe, a quick overturn of emperors, the eastern and western empire become too different
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When is the Roman Empire divided into two?
293 CE / late third century
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Who rules the divided Roman Empire?
Four Emperors: Tetrarchy
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What is this? What is it made out of? Date it.
What is this? What is it made out of? Date it.
Tetrarchs statue, Made out of Porphyry (purple marble), 300 CE
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When did Constantine rule?
306 - 324
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What are some notable things done by Constantine?
Ended the tetrarchy, legalized Christianity (313 CE), moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople (330 CE)
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10
What is this? What does it Symbolize?
What is this? What does it Symbolize?
The Chi-Rho symbol, one of the earliest Christian images, formed by the first two capital letters of the word Christ in Greek.
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What is this? What does it commemorate? Date it
What is this? What does it commemorate? Date it
Arch of Constantine, commemorates the victory of 312, early 4th century
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What is a trait of the Arch of Constantine?
makes use of reliefs of different chronological origin in a sort of Roman historical mosaic
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what is this? date it
what is this? date it
A fresco of emperor Constantine leaving Rome in the hads of the Pope. 13th century CE
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When does Constantine leave Rome for Constantinople?
330 CE
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