The stucco crucifix of Saint Peter's reconsidered
Katharina Christa Schüppel
In modern scholarly literature the identification of columns as spolia has been accepted widely, based on fact that there were no uniform rows same material in basilica. Instead, they a vari-coloured group column shafts. This labelling is very interesting because it seems to imply ideal for such colonnade Late Antiquity would have material. Constantine was emperor honoured arch which raised him, but period might be problematic call him patron two churches, distinct from acting benefactor these large Christian basilicas. On other hand, Basilica Salvatoris originally known Constantiniana.
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