A New History of Christian Empire: Excavating Pope Sylvester's Oratory, 1636
This article examines how antiquarians in Rome used archaeological evidence—a site excavated from under the church of San Martino in Monti in 1636—to argue that Pope Sylvester (314–335) exercised spiritual and temporal authority over the Roman Empire. The document which had formed the bedrock of pap...
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Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 5 |
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