Sókratés, Odysseus, Kassiopeia, Aión: vybrané aspekty ikonografie pozdně antických mozaik v Sýrii

• Main Author: Drbal, Vlastimil
• Other Authors: Royt, Jan
• Format: Doctoral Thesis
• Language: Czech
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-281017

The thesis deals with selected aspects of iconography of Syrian mosaics in Late Antiquity (3th - 6th centuries AD). This topic is studied both in the context of the Late Antique history, art and society and in the context of the general research of Late Antique mosaics. The Late Antique Period in Eastem Mediterranean is concidered on one hand a period linked clo sely with the Classical period, on the other hand it reflects - influenced by the Neoplatonism and Christianity - some new trends. In the first chapter, I define the Late Antique period and the Late Antique art. I draw the attention to the fact of continuity of the Antique civilisation in the Eastem Mediterranean, especially in Syria. I sketch the history of Syria in this period, depicting the characteristic features of this territory. I focuse on the archaeological sites were we can find the mosaics further described in detail (Apamea, Palmyra, Shahba-Philippopolis). I also show an outline of the Late Antique mosaics in the Mediterranean and in Syria as a framework for the undermentioned mosaics. Then, I generally characterize what is the basis for the interpretation of the mosaics in that period. The mosaic panels show at first sight the same scenes of the Pagan myths or other scenes of the famous Pagan figures (e.g. Socrates). Only after an...