This 5 page report discusses the mosaics of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, 432-440 AD, that represent the oldest surviving example of mosaic ornamentation in a Christian church. The mosaics were primarily designed to serve as a chronicle of the events that led to the belief system of Christians and begin with the story of Abraham. Bibliography lists 3 sources. Their use of line expresses both a traditional approach to painting combined with their own life experiences. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Parthenon, crowing the hill of the Acropolis in Athens, is the greatest symbol of Classical Greece. No other architectural monument of this period has been as admired, or studied so closely, for it represents the ultimate sophistication reached by the architects and sculptors of that, or any time. It is a building of combined Greek and Roman influences. Built between 447 and 438 BC, it remained substantially intact for more than 2000 years, suffering its greatest damage in the last 300 years. Bibliography lists 2 sources.