Some traditional Jews continue to believe was in fact buried under the temple mount in Jerusalem at the destruction of the first temple. John of the Lateran and people were told that it was the Ark of the Covenant. But they knew it didn't, nonetheless this Ark of the Covenant was kept on display in the church of St. Previous generations believed that this box contained the Menorah and had brought it to Rome. Well, within a couple hundred years, church scholars figured out that this box did not contain the holy objects that previous generations imagined were there. And within the compound of Saint John of the Lateran, is the Church of the Sanctum Sanctorum, the Holy of Holies, where it was believed the Ark of the Covenant was stored and that this Ark of the Covenant which is illustrated on the Arch of Titus can be found. It's their church, it's the Pope's church to this day. Now that was the center of power by the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh centuries of the Papacy. They were brought to Rome and stored at the Church of the Lateran, St. There was some sort of conflation between things from the first temple in Jerusalem and the second temple in Jerusalem with Solomon mixed into the package. It must be the Ark of the Covenant, and so legend had it that the Ark of the Covenant had been brought to Rome. Well Christians looked at that very square box looking thing, the table for the Showbread and decided it must be a box. There's one that still exists that contains soil brought from the various holy places and the holy land set out very carefully. Now, we have some of those boxes, they're simply square crates used to hold holy artifacts. And they see the Table of the Showbread, which looking through the eyes that they brought to the image, this square object looked an awful lot like a box to hold relics. They call it by the Middle Ages the Arch of the Seven Grand Candelabra. Christians look at it and they see the menorah. But around 1100 we begin to hear about it again. View SyllabusĪnd so, the Arch of Titus we hear nothing about for almost 1,000 years. You will learn how color was used in Roman antiquity and apply that knowledge to complete your own 'color restoration' of the Arch of Titus menorah relief. Students will participate in the latest advancement in the study of the Arch - the restoration of its original colors. You will attend an academic colloquium and even "participate" in office hours. Course members will accompany Professor Fine on virtual "fieldtrips" to museums and historical sites in Los Angeles and New York where you will "meet" curators, scholars and artists. Together with your guide, Professor Steven Fine, you will examine ancient texts and artifacts, gaining skills as a historian as you explore the continuing significance of the Arch of Titus from antiquity to the very present. The Arch of Titus commemorates the destruction of Jerusalem by the emperor Titus in 70 CE, an event of pivotal importance for the history of the Roman Empire, of Judaism, of Christianity and of modern nationalism. The Arch of Titus: Rome and the Menorah explores one of the most significant Roman monuments to survive from antiquity, from the perspectives of Roman, Jewish and later Christian history and art.
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