🧵/3 What became known as the Avignon papacy continued for 67 years, subsequently growing into the Western schism where up to 3 different Popes were claiming the title at once It was only in 1420 that Martin V finally (permanently) moved the seat back to Rome #MedievalMonday
🧵/2 Thanks to a spat between Phillip IV of France & the papacy in early c14 which led to the death of Boniface VIII after he was seized and imprisoned Pope Clement V (1305–1314) who was born in Gascony, rather than moving to Rome set up his court in Avignon #MedievalMonday
🧵/1 First of all we have a new episode on this, watch it here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp1rQMFGQZI#MedievalMonday
More from Roman Vienne (🇫🇷) with the Pyramide de Vienne - an obelisk that would once have stood in the centre of the Circus there See more in our new episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp1r...#RomanSiteSaturday
🧵/3 See more of the Temple as well as the rest of Vienne in our new episode! >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp1r...
YouTube video by Forest Archaic Collective
🧵 2/ It's survived so well thanks to being converted into the parish church of Sainte-Marie-la-Vieille, up until the French Revolution after which it became a court, museum, then library before being restored to its original appearance #RomanSiteSaturday
🧵 1/ Built in c1 AD though with a few traces from late c1 BC at the heart of Roman Vienne (then- confusingly called Vienna) dedicated to the imperial cult, to honor the Emperor Augustus and his wife Livia. #RomanSiteSaturday
#RomanSiteSaturday & today some sites from a town in France that is often overlooked but has some of the most incredible Roman survivors: Vienne 🇫🇷 Beginning with this: the Temple of Augustus & Livia - a gem surviving almost entirely as originally built Short thread 🧵👇
