On the Basilica's façade, this group of red porphyry composed of four figures is named the "Tetrarchs". This sculpture could be Syrian or Egyptian and certainely dates back to the 4th century AD. The Tetrarques are four Roman emperors, each one ruling one of the four parts of the empire. They embrace each other two by two in a brotherly fashion.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Tetrarchs
On the Basilica's façade, this group of red porphyry composed of four figures is named the "Tetrarchs". This sculpture could be Syrian or Egyptian and certainely dates back to the 4th century AD. The Tetrarques are four Roman emperors, each one ruling one of the four parts of the empire. They embrace each other two by two in a brotherly fashion.
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