Book contents
- Old Saint Peter's, Rome
- Series page
- Old Saint Peter's, Rome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Plates
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Saint Peter's and the city of Rome between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages
- 2 From Constantine to Constans
- 3 Spoliain the fourth-century basilica
- 4 The Early Christian baptisteryof Saint Peter's
- 5 The representation of Old Saint Peter's basilica in theLiber Pontificalis
- 6 The mausoleum of Honorius
- 7 Popes, emperors and clergyat Old Saint Peter's from the fourth to the eighth century
- 8 Theearly liturgy of Saint Peter's and the Roman liturgical year
- 9 Interactions between liturgy and politics in Old Saint Peter's, 670–741
- 10 A reconstruction of the oratory of John VII (705–7)
- 11 Old Saint Peter's and the Iconoclastic Controversy
- 12 The Veronica, theVultus Christiand the veneration oficons in medieval Rome
- 13 The Carolingiansand the oratoryof Saint Peter the Shepherd
- 14 Plus Caesare Petrus
- 15 The Legendary of Saint Peter's basilica
- 16 The stucco crucifix of Saint Peter's reconsidered
- 17 Saint Peter's in the fifteenth century
- 18 Filarete's renovation of the Porta Argenteaat Old Saint Peter's
- 19 The altarof Saint Maurice and the invention of tradition in Saint Peter's
- 20 Epilogue. A hybrid history:
- Appendix Letter of the canons of Saint Peter's to Paul V concerning the demolition of the old basilica, 1605
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - The mausoleum of Honorius
Late Roman imperial Christianity and the city of Rome in the fifth century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2013
Book contents
- Old Saint Peter's, Rome
- Series page
- Old Saint Peter's, Rome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Plates
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Saint Peter's and the city of Rome between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages
- 2 From Constantine to Constans
- 3 Spoliain the fourth-century basilica
- 4 The Early Christian baptisteryof Saint Peter's
- 5 The representation of Old Saint Peter's basilica in theLiber Pontificalis
- 6 The mausoleum of Honorius
- 7 Popes, emperors and clergyat Old Saint Peter's from the fourth to the eighth century
- 8 Theearly liturgy of Saint Peter's and the Roman liturgical year
- 9 Interactions between liturgy and politics in Old Saint Peter's, 670–741
- 10 A reconstruction of the oratory of John VII (705–7)
- 11 Old Saint Peter's and the Iconoclastic Controversy
- 12 The Veronica, theVultus Christiand the veneration oficons in medieval Rome
- 13 The Carolingiansand the oratoryof Saint Peter the Shepherd
- 14 Plus Caesare Petrus
- 15 The Legendary of Saint Peter's basilica
- 16 The stucco crucifix of Saint Peter's reconsidered
- 17 Saint Peter's in the fifteenth century
- 18 Filarete's renovation of the Porta Argenteaat Old Saint Peter's
- 19 The altarof Saint Maurice and the invention of tradition in Saint Peter's
- 20 Epilogue. A hybrid history:
- Appendix Letter of the canons of Saint Peter's to Paul V concerning the demolition of the old basilica, 1605
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
An imperial mausoleum was, after all, a marked statement of enduring and constant care of the imperial house for a particular site, particularly when that mausoleum was intended not merely for an individual but for a dynasty, as the mausoleum of Honorius appears to have been. Not only were fifth-century emperors spending far more time in Rome than had their fourth-century predecessors, in addition, a major transformation was taking place in the nature and perception of the imperial office across this period, and this transformation also had its part to play in the foundation of the mausoleum of Honorius. The construction of the mausoleum of Honorius at Rome was a striking statement of the renewal of imperial commitment to the city in the fifth century. An imperial mausoleum was a powerful statement of commitment to a city and of dynastic continuity.
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