The concept of Rome in Late Antiquity reflected in the mosaics of the triumphal arch of S. Maria Maggiore in Rome

The mosaics of the triumphal arch of S. Maria Maggiore contain certain iconographical elements which cannot be explained with the usual reference to the biblical accounts of Christ’s birth and childhood. Such exhaustively discussed elements are the image of the goddess Roma on the front of the templ...

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Main Author: Rainer Warland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Oslo Library 2017-12-01
Series:Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia
Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/acta/article/view/5694