De Rome à Milan: Art and Architecture from the 3rd to 5th Century

Vocabulary flashcards covering key archaeological sites, sarcophagi, and religious architecture in Rome and Milan from the 3rd to the 5th century.

Arcosolium

An arched recess used as a tomb in Roman catacombs, such as those found in the catacombe de la Via La1na featuring Hercules or Jonas.

Catacombe de SS. Pietro e Marcellino

A burial site in Rome containing a 3rd-century fresco of Jonas jeté à la mer and a late 3rd-century fresco of the Arche de Noé.

Cubiculum C

A specific chamber in the catacombe de la Via La1na containing a fresco of the Résurrec1on de Lazare dated vers 350.

Tête colossale de Constan1n Ier

A 4th-century marble sculpture measuring $260\,\text{cm}$ located in the Roma: musei capitolini.

Sarcophage de sainte Hélène

A porphyry sarcophagus from c. 325 measuring $242\,\text{cm} \times 268\,\text{cm} \times 184\,\text{cm}$ housed in the Va1can, Museo Pio-Clemen1no.

Sarcophage dogma1que

Also known as the Sarcophage de la Trinité, a marble work from vers 330 located in the Va1can.

Sarcophage de Junius Bassus

A marble sarcophagus dated 359 from the basilique Saint-Pierre in Rome, featuring the Majestas Chris3 and Entrée à Jérusalem.

Sarcophage de S1licon

A marble sarcophagus from vers 385 located in Sant’Ambrogio, Milan.

Lipsanothèque de Brescia

An ivory object from the fin du IVe siècle located in the Brescia: Santa Giulia Museo della Cifà.

Missorium de Théodose I

An argent doré ceremonial dish from Constan1nople, dated c. 387-388 and located in Madrid.

Diptyque de S1licon

An ivory diptych from the fin du IVe siècle located in the Monza, Museo e Tesoro del Duomo.

Basilica Nova

Also known as the Basilique de Maxence et Constan1n on the Forum Romanum, constructed c. 306-312.

Sol invictus

A 3rd or 4th-century mosaïque in the nécropole under the church of Saint-Pierre depicting Christ as the Sun God among ceps de vigne.

San Lorenzo Maggiore

A structure in Milan built between 355-372, featuring an abside in the chapelle S. Aquilino with mosaics from the late 4th or early 5th century.

San Vifore in Ciel d’Oro

A chapel in Saint Ambroise, Milan, featuring a 5th-century mosaïque on its coupole.

Santa Pudenziana

A church in Rome containing an absidial mosaïque of Christ en trône dated 410-417.

Santa Maria Maggiore

A 5th-century Roman basilica known for its mosaïques of Abraham in the nef and L'Adora1on des Mages on the arc triomphal.

Santa Sabina wooden doors

Portes en bois dated vers 422-432 featuring depictions of the Miracles du Christ and the Crucifixion.