Posted on 02/06/2024 11:53:23 AM PST by Red Badger
Two giant feet, a knee, a bicep and an enormous head -- archaeologists have reassembled these few marble fragments to reconstruct the Colossus of Constantine, a larger-than-life statue of the first Roman emperor to embrace Christianity.
Rome officials unveil a reproduction of a 13-metre high Colossus of Constantine. © Tiziana FABI / AFP A reproduction of the 13-metre seated statue, a bronze cloak draped over Constantine's left shoulder, was publicly unveiled on Tuesday, offering a rare view of the towering statues built in ancient Rome to glorify the gods or emperors.
"The impression one has before this sculpture of the emperor elicits what must have been the sensation of his subjects before an imperial image," said Claudio Parisi Presicce, Rome's top official for cultural heritage.
For hundreds of years, various pieces of marble still displayed today within the museum atop Rome's Capitoline Hill were all that remained of an imposing statue of an emperor or divinity.
It was not until the late 19th century that the protagonist was identified as Constantine the Great, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, who moved the seat of the empire from Rome to Constantinople before his death in 337.
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Augustine and Aquinas too, to fill that time gap.
It has been prophesied that Constantinople will be Christian again and Hagia Sophia will be the Orthodox Christian cathedral. Its part of the vision of the Third Rome—that will be Moscow! Russia will invade and save Europe for Christ! When Europe has turned their back on Christ and his church. When the Church of Rome has been corrupted, Russia will sweep in and save Europe for Christ. Talk about irony! But God loves to use redeemed sinners for his many works. You must admit Russians know about treating Muslims after fighting them for a thousand years.
First, they’ll somehow have to convince Persians to dump their Islamic theocracy.
...Johannes Gutenberg. While not a political animal himself (that I'm aware of), the impact of his printing press in post-Renaissance politics is immeasurable. Sort of like the internet, it allowed for the proliferation and projection of thoughts and ideas in a manner that was wholly unprecedented at the time.
I’m pretty sure a lot of Iranians hate what’s happened to their country. Many identify as Persian, not Iranian. I’ve met a few of them.
Thanks Red Badger.
ROFL!! I haven't heard that name in like forever. I love Abbott and Costello, their movies, and their TV show. That was real comedy.
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