•Tetrarchy: 2 Augustii (Sr.Emperor) and 2 Caesars (Jr. Emperor)=four emperors. •One of each in the Western capital: Rome and in the Eastern capital: Byzantium•Porphyry
Constantine the Great
•First Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire, Jr. Emperor in the West•Defeats Maxentius in 313 at Battle of the Milvian Bridge to be sole ruler in the West•Defeats Licinius in 324 to become sole ruler of the Empire•Moves capital to Byzantium-Constantinople
Arch of Constantine, Rome, 313-315 CE
Early Christian Art: Chapter 4
Basilica Nova, Rome, 306-312
Late Roman, Aula Palatina, Trier, Germany, 4th cent.
•Nave•Apse
Early Christian, Old Saint Peter’s, Rome, ca. 320
•Narthex•Transept•aisles
Roman Catacombs,
Late RomanEarly 4th century
Early Christian, Three Hebrew Youths in the Fiery Furnace, Early 3rd Century, Catacomb of Pricilla, Rome