Book contents
- Rome in the Eighth Century
- British School at Rome Studies
- Rome in the Eighth Century
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Plates
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1 Rome in 700: ‘Constantinople on the Tiber’
- 2 Pope John VII servus sanctae Mariae
- 3 Clerics, Monks and Pilgrims
- 4 ‘The City of the Church’
- 5 The Chapel of Theodotus in Santa Maria Antiqua
- 6 Pope Zacharias and the Lateran Palace
- 7 Rome and the Franks
- 8 Paul I
- 9 Hadrian I dux Dei
- 10 Leo III and Charlemagne
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section
6 - Pope Zacharias and the Lateran Palace
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2020
Book contents
- Rome in the Eighth Century
- British School at Rome Studies
- Rome in the Eighth Century
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Plates
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1 Rome in 700: ‘Constantinople on the Tiber’
- 2 Pope John VII servus sanctae Mariae
- 3 Clerics, Monks and Pilgrims
- 4 ‘The City of the Church’
- 5 The Chapel of Theodotus in Santa Maria Antiqua
- 6 Pope Zacharias and the Lateran Palace
- 7 Rome and the Franks
- 8 Paul I
- 9 Hadrian I dux Dei
- 10 Leo III and Charlemagne
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section
Summary
Examines the pivotal role of Pope Zacharias (741–52) who transformed the papal residence at the Lateran into a palace suitable not merely for a bishop but now also for a ruler wielding political authority. Special attention is given to the ‘Lateran bronzes’, a collection of ancient statues assembled outside the palace entrance which would come to be seen as symbols of political and judicial authority, reflecting the contemporary forged document known as the ‘Donation of Constantine’.
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- Rome in the Eighth CenturyA History in Art, pp. 137 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020