Lecture 4 Flashcards
As long as you were observant to the patron Gods
they would continue to defend Rome
how did so many Jewish people come to Rome
Titus brought them to the city as slaves
what were the problems with Jews
they refused to practice, follow the Roman rituals (became a problem)
what were the problems with Christians
were treated as evil, traitors, refused to engage in the rituals that connected the city and the gods, refused to recognize the divinity of the Emperor
how did the catacombs begin in Rome
began as Jewish burial sites, they were created by the Jewish
why did they create the catacombs
- Rome required all dead to be burned
- Jews refused to cremate their dead, insisted their bodies be buried and intact
- found secret places for burials to take place
- usually out side of the walls
why did the Christians take over the catacombs
also refused to cremate, and then discovered what the Jewish people were doing, began to take over the catacombs because they outnumbered the Jews
how long are the catacombs
15 miles long
christianity started as a
religion for slaves, women, minorities
why did constantine allow tolerance for Christianity
the night before a battle between Constantine and Maxentius, Constantine saw an angel and a cross (he won the battle, his mom also wanted him to convert), he decided to no longer persecute Christians
Christians went to a site to pay respect to
Peter, the area later became St Peter’s Basilica
what was the architectural impact of Christianity
led to a new form of architecture, especially because it was a participatory religion
Constantine gave a huge villa to
the Bishop of Rome (the title for the Pope)
the building of churches afterwards
followed in Constantine’s tradition of building in holy spaces or outside the city walls
