EARLY CHRISTAIN

To start out the early Christain time period, was a new religion. This new religion was Christianity. Christianity began with the death of Christ in ancient Judea, an eastern outpost of the Roman empire. For the most part Rome would tolerate most religions, but Christianity wasn't most religions. Rome didn't like Christianity because it posted a threat to the emperor in that Christians couldn't declare the divinity of the Emperor. Sense Rome didn't like this religion, Christianity was basically an underground religion. When it came to what people were mainly Christians, it was the lower class. Lower class citizens of Rome were Christians because it gave them great hope.

Christians  were not allowed to have houses of worship or display holy artifacts. One symbol/sign that wasn't allowed was the holy cross. Constantine believed he had received this sign from God before the battle of Milvian Bridge. The Christians realized they needed a few facilities to worship due to the rising number of believers.

When it came to characteristics of early christian architecture, the chief goal was to glorify God. These building were usually centrally planned with separate baptisteries. They adapted Roman basilica form for churches with separation of interior of churches into nave and flaking aisles. They had clerestory windows and the entrance of churches were almost always opposite of the apse.

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