A "flat-pack" Byzantine church raised from the Mediterranean Sea that is to be reassembled in the UK Photo: Ashmolean Museum/PA
1 posted on
11/16/2015 1:50:15 PM PST by
NYer
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From his base at Constantinople, Justinian sent out stone-carrying ships – known as naves lapidariae – carrying marble church interiors to sites in Italy and north Africa to fortify and regulate Christianity across his empire. There they would be installed inside the shell of a building put together with local material. “You show your power by planting churches,†Dr Roberts said. “He sent out flat-pack, self-assembly churches – Ikea churches.â€
Byzantine 'flat-pack' church to be reconstructed in Oxford after spending 1,000 years on the seabed
H/t to SunkenCiv. Catholic ping!
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11/16/2015 1:50:38 PM PST by
NYer
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3 posted on
11/16/2015 2:08:03 PM PST by
Swordmaker
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Under his rule, based at Constantinople, large stone-carrying ships laden with prefabricated marble church interiors were sent out from quarries around the Sea of Marmara to sites in Italy and North Africa. Prior to Justinian's rule, these areas had fallen out of Roman control, but he regained them for Rome. Presumably, these churches were part of his effort to reestablish control.
4 posted on
11/16/2015 2:18:27 PM PST by
matt1234
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It had pews???
5 posted on
11/16/2015 2:51:46 PM PST by
LimitedPowers
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thank you for the post on this 1,500 year old ‘flat pack’ church interiors.
7 posted on
11/16/2015 3:29:50 PM PST by
GreyFriar
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Very interesting! I had not heard of this before.
11 posted on
11/16/2015 6:59:30 PM PST by
Martin Tell
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Why were they so reticent and afraid to mention that this was a flat-pack church? The story only mentioned it in passing. Eight times.
12 posted on
11/16/2015 8:29:05 PM PST by
Rockpile
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14 posted on
11/17/2015 2:35:08 AM PST by
Biggirl
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It appears Sears just updated an ancient concept.
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