Deck 2 Flashcards

Synagogue Plan
Dura Europos
ca. 245 CE

Domus Ecclesiae
Dura Europos
230s CE

Ceiling tile with a portrait of Heliodoros
200-256 CE
Dura Europos, House of the Scribes

Palmyrene Funerary Relief
ca. 2nd c. CE
Palmyra
Marble

Temple of Jupiter Heliopolis
Baalbek
1st c. CE

Herod’s Palace
Jericho
Late 1st c. CE

Plan of Baalbek
1st - 2nd c. CE

Qasr al-Bint
Petra
215 CE

Temple of Artemis
Jerash
Late 1st c. CE

Plan Temple of Artemis at Jerash
Late 2nd c. CE

Palace of the Dux Ripae
Dura Europos
Early 3rd c. CE

Zodiac - Beth Alpha
Mosaic
527-565

Binding of Issac, Beth Alpha
Mosaic
527-565

Arch of Hadrian
129/30 CE
Gerasa
Great Temple
Petra
Late 1st c. BCE - 1st c. CE

Great Temple
Petra
First c. CE

Church of St. Babylas
Antioch
387 CE

Qalat Siman
Syria
ca. 470 CE
Built over the site of St. Symeon Stylite

Detail of the Great Mosaic
Istanbul
5th or 6th c. CE

Cameo of Julian the Apostate
361-363
Mosaic Floor
Hammath Tiberias
4th c. CE

Arch of Septimius Severus,
c. 195-203
Possibly located in the Forum Romanum
Capture of Seleucia and the Siege of Hatra
Possibly to counter-balance the Arch of Augustus and its claims of victory over the Parthians
Dedicatory inscription to celebrate the victories over the Parthians, triple bayed arch
Content refers to the campaigns of 195-199
1st campaign, to Nisibis, Edessa and Nisibis became Roman Colonies
Second capaign – Parthians in 197-8 and Hatra in 198-9
Capture of Seleucia, Babylon, and Ctesiphon and creation of “Mesopotamia” as province

Nicomachi Diptych
Late 4th c. CE
Ivory

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassius
Rome
359 CE

















