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Ana Munk, Dance of the Four Seasons Mosaic, Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, Caelian Hill, Rome, 2009

Created in the late 3rd century, after the consolidation of this domus but before the arrival of the pious senator Pammachius and his wife, this…

Ana Munk, Mosaic Depicting Paulina and possibly Rufina, her younger sister, 2009

Paulina, as matriarch of the household and probably motivator behind the construction of this private space, beckons the observer to worship with her…

Ana Munk, Apis Bull Mosaic, Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, Caelian Hill, Rome, 2009

Like the Mosaic of the Four Seasons, this mosaic depicting most likely the popular cult of the Romanized Apis Bull was not whitewashed when…

Ana Munk, Mosaic Depicting Senator Pammachius Making An Offering, 2009

On the wall facing that of his wife, senator Pammachius was depicted on the left side of the shrine. In another show of private, domestic devotion to…

Revised by Ana Munk and based on Colini 1944, Reconstructed Cross-Section of Martyrium in Staircase Landing, c. 385-410, 2009

This is an architectural rendering of the added landing in the stairs for the martyrium, built c. 385-410, by Pammachius and Paulina.

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Ana Munk, Aerial Reconstruction of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, With Positioning of Staircase Visible, 2009

This is the floor plan of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, showing the improvised nature of the staircase landing and its overall positioning within the domus.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Christianity, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Religion, roman empire, Rome, Sacred Spaces, San Giovanni e Paolo, Urbanism

LPLT, Ss. Giovanni e Paolo

Modern-day, outside image of the Basilica of Sts. John and Paul on the Caelian Hill in Rome (Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio). The…

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plotted by Doug Boin; based on map of Ostia from Archivio Disegni, Ostia Antica 11689, Distribution of Mithraea in Ostia, Third Century, 2016

This map shows all fifteen Mithraea, archaeologically attested thus far. Eight date to the third century, four early in that century and four late. …

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Alba Calzado, 1997, Plan of "Casa de los Marmoles" Domus, Emerita, Hispania (4th; 5th-6th centuries CE), 1997

These are plans of the so-called "Casa de los Marmoles" domus in Emerita, Hispania. The trapezoidal design had to accommodate available space,…

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Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Villa del Casale (Renovation), Piazza Armerina, Sicily, 2011

This is an aerial shot of Villa del Casale taken by helicopter, now being reconstructed. One can see some of the reconstructed roof as well as the…

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