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An Analysis of the Synagogue Zodiac at Sepphoris: Its Judaization, Symbolism, and Significance
(Vanderbilt University, 2010-01-05)
The zodiac, a pagan symbol believed to have originated in 7th century BCE Babylonia, appears in the floor mosaics of numerous synagogue ruins through the Palestine region, including one found in a fifth century synagogue ...
Christ And The Samaritan Woman: A Via Latina Catacomb Fresco, 340 - 350 CE
(Vanderbilt University, 2010-01-05)
In 1955, construction began on a new apartment building located between the Via Latina and the Via Dino Compagni, two streets in southeast Rome. Workers pouring concrete for the building's foundation were surprised to see ...