From Rome to Constantinople

LegendA — atriumB — apodyterium (room forundressing)C — frigidarium (cool bath)D — tepidarium (warm room)E — caldarium (hot bath)F — thermal chamberG — women's tepidariumH — women's apodyterium

LATE PAGANBUILDINGS:BATHS ANDBASILICAS

Bath of the Emperor Caracalla, Rome 212-216

Swimming pool

Changing rooms

Gymnasium

Bath of the Emperor Caracalla, Rome 212-216Tepidarium hall

Battle between Constantine and Maxentius (312) Painting by Paolo Uccello XV cent.

WITH THE OFFICIALIZATION OF CHRISTIANITY, AFTER CONSTANTINE (IVcent.), BUILDINGS DESIGNED FOR NEW RITUALS USED EXISTING TYPES:

1 CENTRALLY PLANNED HALLS for MAUSOLEUMS AND BAPTISTERIES

2 BASILICAS for CHURCHES

Centrallyplanned halls/domed halls/rotundas

Santa Costanza-Mausoleum of Costantia daughter ofEmperor Constantine, Rome, ca. 350

Baptistery type anexample of the Vcent.

Main nave

lateral naves or aisles

Entrance courtyardor atrium

Central fountain

ApsePresbiterAltar

Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchus, Constantinople, 536.

Theodosian Walls

Completed during the reign of Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408–450)

The Golden GateBuilt under Theodosius the Great as a main urbangate and starting point of the Via Egnatia

Monastery of Saint John at Stoudios

(450 circa)

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Hagia IreneRebuilt after the Nika revolt of 532, it was restored after an earthquake in the VIII cent.

Church of the Holy Apostles, VI cent.

Hypothetical plan

Basilica of Saint John,Ephesus VI cent.

Myrelaion Monastery Church

X cent.

Church of the Holy Saviour in ChoraBuilt in the V cent. but most of the structures are from XI cent. but decorations from early XIV cent

parekklesion

Pammakaristos ChurchMain building is from XI cent. The lateral parekklesion was add at the beginning of XIV cent

parekklesion

Pantokrator Monastery XII cent.