Spatial 'Christianisation' in context : strategic intramural building in Rome from the 4th-7th C. AD /

Spatial 'Christianisation' in context : strategic intramural building in Rome from the 4th-7th C. AD /

This text closely examines the location of the earliest purpose-built Christian buildings inside the city of Rome in their contemporary context. It argues that some of these were deliberately sited by their builders so as to utilise prominent positions within the urban landscape or to pragmatically...

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Main Author: Mulryan, Michael (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Oxford : Archaeopress, [2014]

Series: Archaeopress archaeology.

Subjects:

Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Church buildings > Italy > Rome.
Rome (Italy) > Church history.

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Call Number: BR165

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Summary:This text closely examines the location of the earliest purpose-built Christian buildings inside the city of Rome in their contemporary context. It argues that some of these were deliberately sited by their builders so as to utilise prominent positions within the urban landscape or to pragmatically reuse pre-existing bath facilities for Christian liturgical practice.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781784910211 (PDF ebook) :