Pope Zacharias holding a gospel book and Saint Julitta bearing a cross and martyr’s crown, from the the Theodotus chapel. Photograph by Dr. Steven Zucker for Smarthistory. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Amato, S.R., D. Bersani, P. P. Lottici, P. Pogliani and C. Pelosi. “A Multi-Analytical Approach to the Study of the Mural Paintings in the Presbytery of Santa Maria Antiqua al Foro Romano in Rome.” Archaeometry, Vol. 59, no. 6 (2017), pp. 1050-1064.

Avery, Myrtilla. “The Alexandrian Style at Santa Maria Antiqua, Rome.” The Art Bulletin, Vol. 7, No. 4 (June 1925), pp. 131-149.

Belting, Hans. Likeness and Presence: A History of the Image before the Era of Art. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.

Bjornlie, Shane. “Byzantine invasion and occupation of Italy” in ed. Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary od Late Antiquity, vol. 1. Oxford University Press, 2018, pp. 276-7.

Kalas, Gregor. “Acquiring the Antique in Byzantine Rome: The Economics of Architectural Reuse at Santa Maria Antiqua” in eds. Diana Y. Ng and Molly Sweetnam-Burland, Reuse and Renovation in Roman Material Culture: Functions, Aesthetics, Interpretations.Cambridge University Press, 2018, pp. 186-207.

Knipp, David. “The Chapel of Physicians at Santa Maria Antiqua.” Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol. 56 (2002), pp 1-23. Available online via Dumbarton Oaks.

Lucey, Stephen J. “Art and Socio-Cultural Identity in Early Medieval Rome: The Patrons of Santa Maria Antiqua.” Roma Felix: Formation and Reflections of Medieval Rome. Ashgate, 2007, pp. 139-158.

Maskarinec, Maya. City of Saints: Rebuilding Rome in the Early Middle Ages. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018. Kindle edition.

Nordhagen, Per Jonas. “The frescoes of John VII (A.D. 705-707) in S. Maria Antiqua in Rome.” Acta ad archaeologiam et artium historiam pertinentia, vol. 3. Rome: L’Erma, di Bretschneider, 1968.

Schmid, Werner. “Finding Sanctuary: An Early Christian Wonder in the Heart of the Roman Forum.” ICON Winter 2005, pp. 22-27.

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Further Reading

Jessop, Lesley. “Pictorial Cycles of Non-Biblical Saints: The Seventh- and Eighth-Century Mural Cycles in Rome and Contexts for their Use. Papers of the British School at Rome Vol. 67 (1999), pp. 233-279.

Osborne, John. “Wall Paintings as Documents: An Example from the Atrium of S. Maria Antiqua, Rome.” RACAR: revue d’art canadienne / Canadian Art Review, Vol. 16, No. 1 (1989), pp.7-11, 73.