TICE Art 1010 Medieval and Bysantine Art by Nancy Ross

A quick overview of the end of the Roman Empire into the Middle Ages.



Resource: YouTube Video
Running Time: 5:07minutes
Rating: n/a

Time: from 395
Place: Roman Empire (Europe)

Summary:
This is a brief history of the fall of the Roman Empire into the Byzantine Empire and the Middle Ages with a particular focus on the art.  Covers the splitting of the Roman Empire into east and west, sack of Rome by the barbarians, iconoclasm, and Pope Gregory II. The hand draws out the history and art as "Art" narrates.  At the end, with the credits there are the actual works of art that inspired the cartoons.

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