https://cgmr.carleton.edu/files/original/dea355a7d0189ff6c8f91c6be1922c56.jpg 307283d7fab58b3299fad8d84299724f Place A location with a street address or larger region. Examples include building, statue, piazza, fountain, port, neighborhood, paintings, sculptures, frescoes, floors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource In Search of Jewish Temple Relics: the Lateran Basilica and the Arch of Titus Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joseph Lowry (2017) Description An account of the resource During the Middle Ages, both Jews and Christians held the popular belief that relics from Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem were housed in the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano. Benjamin of Tudela, a twelfth century Jewish visitor to Rome, reports that he saw two pillars from the temple in the Lateran. Narrative mosaics from the portico of the western entrance dating from around the 1180s illustrated the destruction of Jerusalem, and a late 13th century apse mosaic inscription catalogued the collection of Jewish relics deposited underneath the basilica’s high altar. Unfortunately the church suffered two devastating fires in 1307 and 1361, and between the fires and later renovations, few elements of the medieval church survive. While the physical evidence of the temple spoils’ presence in the Lateran are gone, the Arch of Titus provides a visual record of the Roman victory over the Jews. Erected in 82 C.E. to celebrate Titus’ military victories, it features depictions of the spoils taken from the temple in Jerusalem after its destruction in 70 C.E. The arch, in addition to being architecturally and historically significant, can help the modern visitor to imagine the purported journey of the temple treasures to the Lateran. Abstract A summary of the resource. During the middle ages, it was popularly believed by both Jews and Christians that relics from Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem were housed in the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano. Benjamin of Tudela, a twelfth century Jewish visitor to Rome, reports that he saw two pillars from the temple within the basilica. Narrative mosaics from the portico of the Western entrance dating from around the 1180s illustrated the destruction of Jerusalem, and a late 13th century apse mosaic inscription catalogued the collection of Jewish relics deposited underneath the basilica’s high altar. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context jewishtemplerelics_2015 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Champagne, Marie Therese. “‘Treasures of the Temple’ and Claims to Authority in Twelfth Century Rome.” In Aspects of Power and Authority in the Middle Ages, ed. Brenda Bolton and Christine Meek, 107-118. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers n.v., 2007. Champaigne, Marie Therese and Boustan, Ra’anan S. "Walking in the Shadows of the Past: The Jewish Experience of Rome in the Twelfth Century" Medieval Encounters 17 (2011), 464-494. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Via Sacra, 00186 Roma RM Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1100s 1200s 1300s Type The nature or genre of the resource Place neighborhoods spolia Unsure on details