The decorative periods . POMPEIIAN I. BYZANTINE—328-1453- Byzantine—328 A. A. D.—early 328 a. a. d.; con- STANTINE I 272-337, EMPEROR 330 A. D. ; BEST PERIOD 550 A. D. ; LATE OR ITALIAN PERIOD lOOO A. A. D. Constantine I, surnamed the Great, was born at Nissa 272A. D., and died 337 A. D. He became Emperor of Rome306 A. D., and defeated several rivals for the throne. He wasthe first Roman Emperor to adopt Christianity. In 328, whilepreparing for battle, a cross appeared in the sky, and accepting itas an omen he embraced the new religion. With his conversionChris
The decorative periods . POMPEIIAN I. BYZANTINE—328-1453- Byzantine—328 A. A. D.—early 328 a. a. d.; con- STANTINE I 272-337, EMPEROR 330 A. D. ; BEST PERIOD 550 A. D. ; LATE OR ITALIAN PERIOD lOOO A. A. D. Constantine I, surnamed the Great, was born at Nissa 272A. D., and died 337 A. D. He became Emperor of Rome306 A. D., and defeated several rivals for the throne. He wasthe first Roman Emperor to adopt Christianity. In 328, whilepreparing for battle, a cross appeared in the sky, and accepting itas an omen he embraced the new religion. With his conversionChristian art emerged from the catacombs, and for 700 years allart and architecture was lavished on churches and ecclesiasticaltrappings. In 330 A. D. he removed the capital of the RomanEmpire from Rome to Byzantium; hence the name Byzantine isgiven to all Christian art previous to 1000 A. D. Subsequentlythe name of the city was changed to Constantinople, and in 1453it became a Turkish city. WHEN Greece became a Roman province the t
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