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Middle Age Art and Architecture After Jesus Christ died, his followers such as Peter, Paul and other priests continued to preach around the Mediterranean Sea. You know the Roman Emperors were cruel and ruthless, people lived in a poor and miserable life, so Christianity was steadily spreading and first accepted by the poor class. But the Romans themselves grew tired of was and feared the collapse of the empire. And they admired the courage the Christian missionaries professed and the love, kindness and security that Christianity offered. In 476 A.D. a Germanic general killed the last Roman Emperor, the West Roman Empire fell, but the East Empire continued. In 313, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which granted religion freedom to all, and made Christianity legal. In 330, Constantine built his Empire Byzantine as continued Empire of East Rome. Byzantine Style During this period from Ancient Greek and Rome to Byzantine, the changes reflected in the inner way of Religion. You know Christianity stressed the inner beliefs, so the new Church weights the building interior. This style looks like in two ways. Basilica --- long square hall --- exterior simple --- interior glory, with golden decoration Vault --- Pendentive Dome, such as Church of St. Sophia EG: Basilica of Trier S.Paulo Fuori le Mura Church of St. Sophia Romanesque The buildings, sculpture, painting, and decorative arts created in Europe, during the 11th and 12th centuries exhibit a style that, in spite of national and regional variations, has numerous common characteristics. This has led the scholars to coin the term 揜omanesque? which means 搃n the Roman manner? Romanesque art is predominantly religious. Style --- massiveness --- solidity --- monumentality with an overall blocky appearance -- Sculpture and painting, primarily in churches -- plan cross, imbued with symbolism and allegory.--- rib roof EG: Chapel of Aachen