5th Century Collection (page 8)

De Civitate Dei Libri XXII (City of God), handwritten copy made probably in Avignon (France), 13th-14th centuries, in the Cathedral of Vic (Osona) since March 1442

Death of the Visigothic king Ataulf by the same Goths in Barcelona in 415, drawing 1900

Epiphany, mosaic of the triumphal arch of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome

Barracks, Umm el-Jimal, Jordan. Umm el-Jimal in northern Jordan is the site of ruins of a Byzantine and early Islamic town, as well as nearby remains of a Roman village

Ruins of the basilica, Curium (Kourion), Cyprus, 2001. Cyprus became a Roman province in 58 BC and became part of the Byzantine Empire in 395

Sasanian fire altar, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. The Sasanian dynasty ruled an empire centred on Persia from 224 until 651. During their rule Zoroastrianism became the state religion

St Pauls Monastery, Red Sea coast, Egypt

Mosaic pavement, Basilica of Ayios Philion, Dipkarpaz (Rizokarpaso), North Cyprus. These mosaics date from the 5th century AD

House interior, West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
House interior, West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village, Bury St Edmund s, Suffolk. A reconstruction of an early Anglo-Saxon village from c420-650 excavated on the site

Rome, c1930s. Artist: Ewing Galloway
Rome. On the Palatine Hill the eight columns of the temple of Saturn face the domed church of Santa Martina e Luca, and in between these two stands the triumphal arch of the Emperor Septimius

The first meeting of the British King Vortigern with the two Saxon Chiefs Hengist and Horsa, c1787
The first meeting of the British King Vortigern with the two Saxon Chiefs Hengist and Horsa, in the Isle of Thanet, c1787

The Temple of Poseidon and Athene or Aegina, 1913. Artist: Jules Guerin
The Temple of Poseidon and Athene or Aegina, . From The Near East, by Robert Hitchens. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1913]

The Temple of Poseidon and Athene at Sunium, 1913. Artist: Jules Guerin
The Temple of Poseidon and Athene at Sunium, 1913. From The Near East, by Robert Hitchens. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1913]

The Acropolis at Athens, early morning, 1913. Artist: Jules Guerin
The Acropolis at Athens, early morning, 1913. From The Near East, by Robert Hitchens. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1913]

The Temple of Athene Nike at Athens, 1913. Artist: Jules Guerin
The Temple of Athene Nike at Athens, 1913. From The Near East, by Robert Hitchens. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1913]

In the Portico of the Parthenon, 1913. From The Near East, by Robert Hitchens. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1913]

The Parthenon at Athens, 1913. Artist: Jules Guerin
The Parthenon at Athens, 1913. Dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the peak of its power

Roma - St. Caecilias Church, 1910. Santa Cecilia in Trastevere is a 5th-century church in Rome, Italy, in the Trastevere rione, devoted to the Roman martyr Saint Cecilia

Roma - Clivus Scauri and Apse of the Church of SS. Giovanni and Paolo on the Caelian Hill, 1910. The Clivus Scauri was an ancient Roman road, the church was built in 398

Ploughing, a lord hunting with a bird, a slave, and two servants, 5th-7th century (1882-1884). After a miniature in the Bibliotheque Nationale

Merovingian queen, 5th-8th century (1882-1884). The Merovingian dynasty ruled the Franks from the mid 5th century until 751, when the last Merovingian king, Childeric III

Gaul chief under the Roman occupation, 1st century BC - 5th century AD (1882-1884). Artist: Meunier
Gaul chief under the Roman occupation, 1st century BC - 5th century AD (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Chief of the Franks, c5th-9th century (1882-1884). Artist: Meunier
Chief of the Franks, c5th-9th century (1882-1884). On horseback, carrying a mace. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

The Baptism of Clovis, 496 (1882-1884). Clovis I (c466-511) converted to Christianity and was baptized at Rheims in 496 AD

The sack of Rome by the Vandals, 455 (1882-1884). The 5th century saw increasing numbers of invasions of Roman territiory by migratory peoples from eastern and central Europe

Invasion of the Alans or Visigoths, Gaul, early 5th century (1882-1884). The early 5th century saw an increase in migration of various peoples from central

Battle of Mons Badonicus, c500 AD, (c1920). Artist: C Dudley Tennant
Battle of Mons Badonicus, c500 AD, (c1920). At the Battle of Mons Badonicus (or Mount Badon) Romano-British and Celts defeated invading Anglo-Saxons

Roma - St. Caecilias Church Temple by Bramante in the Cloisters of S. Pietro in Montorio on the Janiculum Hill, 1910. Santa Cecilia in Trastevere is a 5th-century church in Rome, Italy

St Genevieve, 1886. St Genevieve or Genovefa (422-500), the French saint who dedicated herself to God at the age of 7 and took the veil at 15

St Leo the Great, 1886. Leo I, Pope from 440-461. Published in Butlers Lives of the Saints, DIV 2, by the Rev Alban Butler, London & Dublin, 1886

Wall painting from the Caves of Ajanta, c480. The Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, India dating from c480 depicting figures of the Buddha and depictions of the Jataka tales. From The Studio Volume 124

St Giles, St Gregory, and St Jerome, c1380 (1955). Artist: Master of the Trebon Altarpiece
St Giles, St Gregory, and St Jerome, c1380 (1955). Found in the collection of The National Gallery in Prague. A print from Gothic Painting in Bohemia 1350-1450

Boniface I, Pope of the Catholic Church. Saint Boniface was pope from 418-422 AD

Clovis, King of the Franks, (1791). Artist: Jones
Clovis, King of the Franks, (1791). Clovis I (c466-511) converted to Christianity and was baptized in 496 AD. He was the first Christian King of the Franks

Clovis, King of the Franks. Clovis I (c466-511) converted to Christianity and was baptized in 496 AD. He was the first Christian King of the Franks

Fergus I, legendary Scottish king. Fergus Mor, king of the Western Scottish kingdom of Dal Riata around 500 AD

An altar tray and chalice in enamelled gold, c 4th or 5th century, 1870. These items were found at Gourdon, near Chalon-sur-Saone, France, in 1846

The Parisian Woman during the time of the Merovingians, c5th-8th century AD, c1870-1950

King Arthur, 16th century, (1903). Bronze statue made in the 16th century, of the mythical king, said by some to have been born in the 5th century AD

St Jerome. Artist: E Price
St Jerome

Baptism of King Clovis, Rheims, (1870). A wood engraving after a 14th-century work showing the conversion to Christianity of Clovis I King of the Franks (c466-511 AD) in 496 AD

Rowena came into the room carrying a beautiful golden cup, c430 AD, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
Rowena came into the room carrying a beautiful golden cup, c430 AD, (1905). Rowena, daughter of Hengist, offers wine to Vortigern, tribal king of the Britons

Saint Germanus of Auxerre and Saint Genevieve of Paris, 1630. Artist: Laurent de la Hyre
Saint Germanus of Auxerre and Saint Genevieve of Paris, 1630. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Piazza and Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, 1739. Artist: Bernardo Bellotto
The Piazza and Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, 1739. Originally built in the 5th century, the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore it is one of the four major papal basilicas of Rome

Saint Jerome, late 15th or early 16th century. Artist: Cesare da Sesto
Saint Jerome, late 15th or early 16th century. St Jerome (c342-420) was a leading father of the Christian church. He prepared the first Latin translation of the Bible from Hebrew into Latin

Gilded silver jug with dancing girls, Sasanian, 5th or 6th century. The Sasanian (Sassanid) Empire was the last pre-Islamic empire to rule Persia

A gilded wooden figurine of a deer (Terminal), 5th century BC. Ancient Altaian, Pazyryk Burial Mounds. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

St Genevieve, heroine of France, 1896. Artist: Lionel Noel Royer
St Genevieve, heroine of France, 1896. Saint Genevieve (419-512) is the patron saint of Paris. During the 5th century her prayers are said to have saved Paris by diverting the army of Attila the Hun

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