Rome
Early Christianity
The Middle Ages
Misc.
Visions of the Divine
100

This Latin term means “The Roman Peace"

Pax Romana
100

Early Christians, hiding from Roman persecution, adopted this animal as a secret symbol of their faith.

Fish

100

The Ruthwell Cross contains this early Middle Age poem.

“Dream of the Rood"

100

This Roman sarcophagus was created by these early settlers of the Italian peninsula. 

Etruscan. 

100

The image is part of a much larger work created by this artist. 

Michaelangelo 

200

This was the most popular philosophy in the late Roman Empire. 

Stoicism 

200

This mosaic depicts the “last great emperor of Rome.”  

Image here:

200

This is the type of window found in many Gothic churches and cathedrals. 

Rose Window
200

In Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath Tale,” the wife was married this many times. 

Five

200

This early image of Christ is found here. 

Roman catacombs
300

This is the circular opening atop the dome of the Parthenon. 

Oculus 

300
This brutal emperor burned down Rome and scapegoated Christians for his crimes. 

Nero

300

Gothic architecture utilized this type of vaults to help support the weight of much taller structures. 

Rib Vault

300

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is the first writing in this form of English.

Middle English

300

The title of this Guido Reni painting is also a virtue prayed on a bead of the rosary. 

Charity 

400

These types of arches were used by Roman structures and later seen in Norman architecture. 

Rounded arches. 

400

The early Christian image of an eagle depicts this gospel writer. 

John

400

This saint composed the following:

St. Hildegard

400

This type of religious chant was deemed by the Council of Trent as the appropriate music for mass.

Gregorian Chant

400

Vincent Van Gogh depicted this parable told by Christ in 1890. 

The Good Samaritan 

500

This Roman writer of The Aeneid in 20 B.C. would later appear to Dante in his Divine Comedy. 

Virgil

500
Early Christian music used these symbols to indicate pitch and tone. 

Neume 

500

The Ghent Altarpiece is this type of work. 

Polyptych  

500

This Anglo-Saxon monk wrote The Ecclesiastical History of the English People and was sainted by Pope Leo XIII. 

St. Bede 

500

This future saint is depicted in Caravaggio’s 1600 painting. 

St. Paul

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