The first two murals teach viewers that Constantine won the decisive Battle of the Milvian Bridge because he heeded a heavenly message. By the actions represented in these four frescoes, the Imperial Rome of the pagans is transformed into the Holy Rome of the popes, thanks to a pious ruler’s acceptance of the true God, his victory in battle, and his subordination to the Bishop of Rome, or so the murals proclaim. The third records his baptism by Pope Sylvester, and the fourth shows him giving an important gift to the same pope.
The second shows him aided by angels and defeating Maxentius in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge just outside of Rome. The first fresco shows Constantine and his army as they witness the miraculous vision of a cross in the sky. School of Raphael, Vision of the Cross (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Raphael designed the first two of these large frescoes, but his untimely death left the design of the other two, and most of the painting, to his assistants, and to Giulio Romano above all. The frescoes include countless details, and in fact some of the details are as mind-catching as the main subjects, but four main episodes of Constantine’s life receive the main emphasis. Like the Chapel, it is a rectangle with a vaulted ceiling, which leaves four vast flat and several curved spaces to paint. The Sala is big: it has about one quarter of the floor space of the Sistine Chapel. That they did so almost 1,200 years after his death is an indication of Constantine’s longlasting importance for the papacy. Two popes from the powerful Medici family of Florence, Popes Leo X and Clement VII, commissioned the great frescoes of the Hall of Constantine. The famous Sala that bears Constantine’s name celebrates a pious warrior for having made the world not only safe for Christianity but actually Christian. Giovanni in Laterano, Santa Croce, and others. As usual, after simplifying Rome, I’ll make it more complicated.īut for today, it’s back to Constantine, one of the most influential men in Roman history: he reunited the empire under himself, he initiated the policies that eventually Christianized the entire empire, and he moved the capital away from Rome to a city he named after himself.Ĭonstantine also helped Rome begin to change its look, as he is credited with building such large churches as the first St. In the first of these, for example, I’ll divide Rome up into four geographical zones to help you get a big picture of the layout of the city. And-since I’m now facing the practical questions of how to use my time in Rome-these Mini Pods will also tend to have a more practical character than usual. Music extension.I introduced the Sala di Costantino, or Hall of Constantine, in the last episode, and we return to it today, but let me begin with a reminder that starting next week, I’ll probably have the time only to publish Mini Pods on Thursdays. While I don’t agree with some of the tactics Roussos took along the way, he will certainly be a good steward for the. In the end, the competitors agreed to some sort of resolution.
I suspect the legal bills alone have totalled seven figures. Music has been delayed for many years as Roussos fought legal and policy battles to get the domain. MUSIC registry 🙂 #ICANN #DotMusic #DavidandGoliath #Music #Domains /tQX14eYyKuĭotMusic defeated a number of heavyweights including Google and Amazon. Yesterday, DotMusic founder Constantine Roussos confirmed this his organization was the winning bidder in a private settlement for the extension:Įxcited to announce that after more than a decade, DotMusic has prevailed and will be the. Roussos beats Amazon, Google and others to win control of.
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