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Early Christian architecture developed between 313-800 AD as the Roman Empire split into eastern and western halves. Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople in the East, dividing imperial rule. The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 AD, while the Eastern Byzantine Empire continued until 1453 AD. Distances and theological differences between Rome, Byzantium, and northern Ostrogoths led to the emergence of distinct Early Christian and Byzantine architectural styles as Christianity spread throughout the former Roman territories.

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Early Christian architecture developed between 313-800 AD as the Roman Empire split into eastern and western halves. Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople in the East, dividing imperial rule. The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 AD, while the Eastern Byzantine Empire continued until 1453 AD. Distances and theological differences between Rome, Byzantium, and northern Ostrogoths led to the emergence of distinct Early Christian and Byzantine architectural styles as Christianity spread throughout the former Roman territories.

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Early Christian 313-800 A.D.

architecture

HISTORY :
 DIOCLETIAN (284 AD- 305AD) : was emperor.
He was a dictator and due to lacking his administrative power civil war
occurred and lost his Kingdom.

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 CONSTANTINE (306-337 AD) adjoin East and West again and defeated
‘LICEUIOUS’.
 Divided the state in 4-sector. Flourished Christianity.
 Shifted capital to the East (Byzantine)
 New name – ‘New Rome’ – ‘Constantinople’
 ‘Ravenna’ was the western centre of the Eastern Roman Emperor
 Barbarian hordes had Rome under constant harassment

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HISTORY :  Emperor HONORIOUS (402-476 AD) abandon Rome

 476 AD when ODOACER succeeded in entering the city, he put the end
of the Western Roman Empire.

 East and West united again in 540 AD. With the entering of
JUSTINIAN’S (527-565) army .
(called The Great, Byzantine emperor, beautified Constantinople (present-day
İstanbul), and completed the codification of Roman law. His full name was Flavius

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Petrus Sabgatius Justinianus.)

 632 AD --- ARADO attack

 1453 AD Sultan Md II concurred Constantinople.


 Named _ Turkey

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 Historical, tradition and wide geographical distances separated ----


1. Rome in the West
2. Byzantine in the East
3. Nomadic Ostrogoths in the North.

 (Constantine – Byzantine) The East and West Roman empires were going their separate
courses

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 Three ways of struggle for power, among :
a. conservative theocratic Byzantine monarchy
b. Ostrogothic Kingdom of Theodoric and
c. Roman Papacy

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Differences in believes :
Ostrogoths
(having being converted by Arius,) believed ----
Jesus was created by God the Father, he was “subordinate” and not of one
substance of god.
Thus,
Jesus Christ as the noblest of created beings, but as “Human rather then divine”.

In Byzantium :

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Christ is one single substance with the father and hence of divine nature only.

Roman Papacy:
Found a middle ground between the two extremist – since the word was made flesh, Christ
possessed both human and divine natures.

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Early Christian 313-800 A.D.
architecture

 During the day when the Roman Empire was united, cultural influences came
from all parts of the Mediterranean world, and with due allowance for regional
diversity, Roman art achieved a recognizable unity.

But due to disintegration of Roman Power; adaptation of Christianity and


separation of Eastern and Western centers, a reorientation of art took place.

 Two distinct styles began to emerge


 “Early Christian” ------- Western style

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 Byzantine ----------- Parallel Eastern Style

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