A Pope, a King, and Three Apses. Architecture and Prestige in Eighth-Century Rome and Beyond
Philipp Winterhager
The second half of the eighth century is important for architectural history Rome, both in terms extent building activity and with regard to its perception written sources. Tracing notions prestigious architecture Liber Pontificalis, this paper examines three-apsed churches period as something particular prestige contemporaries’ perception. It argues that Rome followed fashions city’s post-Byzantine elite. then looks at regions beyond a focus on triple-apsed from Raetia Lombardy, reflects possible personal interconnections between three. In conclusion, it appears Raetian buildings, constructed wake Charlemagne’s victory 774, if not directly influenced by Roman phenomena time, attest common fashion connects Lombard Italy, Carolingian Europe.
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