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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-088. Nimbate and winged Archangel Michael striking a winged, bipede dragon with his spear, the subject referred to in the Bible (New Testament), NRSV as follows: ✠ "And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon [δράκον, drakon = "fabulous serpent/dragon" in Greek]. The dragon [δράκον, drakon] and his angels fought back, but they were defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The great dragon [δράκον, drakon] was thrown down, that ancient serpent [ὄφις, ophis = "snake/serpent" in Greek], who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world - he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him." (Revelation 12: 7-9);
a blackletter inscription written in Medieval Latin, commemorating the battle fought on 29 September 1327 (the day of Saint Michael), during the pontificate of Pope John XXII (p. 1316-1334 AD), by Roman Ghibelline militiamen of the Colonnas, led by Giacomo de’ Pontani (Ponziano), against the Guelph army of the King of Naples Robert of Anjou (Robert the Wise, r. 1309-1343 AD), led by the Despot of Epirus John II Orsini (Ioannes Komnenos Doukas, r. 1323-1335 AD) and Gaetano Orsini. |
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| Travertine | Engraving (Passageway, west face, gate jumb, right (north) side, in situ) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, Aurelian (r. 270- 275 AD), 275 AD/ Medieval (Papal States), Pope John XXII (p. 1316-1334 AD), 1320s AD (?) |
Mura Aureliane (Aurelian Wall) and Via Appia, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Porta San Sebastiano (Gates of Saint Sebas-tian, Porta Appia) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Italian Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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