🧵/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
🧵/3 See more of the Temple as well as the rest of Vienne in our new episode! >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp1r...
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🧵 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
It feels a bit self serving to say: us but in our defence - we rule so...
🧵3/ Stretching North west way from the above, the Stoa [B] - one of the oldest surviving portions of the site from around c4 BC & at its far end: a cistern and storage spaces - from around c3 BC #AncientSiteSunday
🧵2/ just opposite, a small Odeon - the cavea with a diametre of 15m & capacity of around 150 Built mid c2 BC #AncientSiteSunday
🧵1/ The city was founded by settlers from Corinth in around c6 BC by invitation of the local Illyrians, though perhaps its most famous monument is the Monument to Agonothetes - its pediment partially restored #AnncientSiteSunday
