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Christ Pantocrator, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
Jesus of NazarethJewish teacher and prophet from Galilee, crucified c. AD 30–330 writings
The Virgin in Prayer, National Gallery, London
Mary, mother of JesusMother of Jesus; 1st century BC–1st century AD22 writings
Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Joseph, husband of MaryBuilder of Nazareth; legal father of Jesus17 writings
Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
John the BaptistJewish prophet and baptizer, executed c. AD 28–3617 writings
Saint Peter, encaustic icon, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
Simon PeterGalilean fisherman, leading apostle, d. c. AD 64–6839 writings
Saint Paul in Prison, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
Paul of TarsusApostle to the gentiles, d. c. AD 64–6742 writings
Saint James, Brother of the Lord, icon, Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
James the JustBrother of Jesus and leader of the Jerusalem church, d. AD 6210 writings
Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
John, son of ZebedeeGalilean fisherman and one of the Twelve19 writings
Saint Thomas, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Thomas the apostleOne of the Twelve, called Didymus (‘Twin’)25 writings
The Kiss of Judas, Scrovegni Chapel, Padua
Judas IscariotOne of the Twelve, who handed Jesus over16 writings
Saint Mary Magdalene, fresco, Arezzo Cathedral
Mary MagdaleneGalilean disciple and first witness of the empty tomb18 writings
Ecce Homo: Pilate presents Christ, Galleria d'arte moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence
Pontius PilatePrefect of Judea, AD 26–3628 writings
Christ before Caiaphas, Scrovegni Chapel, Padua
Joseph CaiaphasHigh priest in Jerusalem, c. AD 18–3613 writings
Christ before Annas, engraving, National Gallery of Art, Washington
AnnasHigh priest AD 6–15; father-in-law of Caiaphas9 writings
Herod the Great, Brooklyn Museum, New York
Herod the GreatKing of Judea, 37–4 BC11 writings
The Feast of Herod, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Herod AntipasTetrarch of Galilee and Peraea, 4 BC–AD 3910 writings
Portrait head of Tiberius, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
TiberiusRoman emperor, AD 14–3712 writings
Claudius as Jupiter, Vatican Museums, Rome
ClaudiusRoman emperor, AD 41–549 writings
Head of Nero, Glyptothek, Munich
NeroRoman emperor, AD 54–688 writings
Bust of Trajan with the civic crown, Glyptothek, Munich
TrajanRoman emperor, AD 98–11710 writings
Bust of Hadrian, Capitoline Museums, Rome
HadrianRoman emperor, AD 117–1387 writings
Statue of Pliny the Younger, Como Cathedral, Como Cathedral façade
Pliny the YoungerRoman senator, governor of Bithynia-Pontus c. AD 110–1127 writings
Statue of Tacitus, Austrian Parliament (19th-century imagined likeness), Parliament Building, Vienna
TacitusRoman senator and historian, c. 56–c. AD 1207 writings
Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars, printed at Rome (no authentic likeness survives), Morgan Library & Museum, New York
SuetoniusRoman biographer and imperial secretary, c. 70–after AD 1225 writings
Flavius Josephus, engraved portrait, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Flavius JosephusJewish historian, 37–c. AD 10015 writings
Lucian of Samosata, engraved portrait, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Lucian of SamosataGreek satirist, c. 120s–after AD 1803 writings
Saint Ignatius Theophoros, Byzantine tile icon, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Ignatius of AntiochBishop of Antioch, martyred c. AD 110 (date debated)7 writings
Saint Polycarp, fresco, Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos, Thessaloniki
Polycarp of SmyrnaBishop of Smyrna, martyred c. AD 155–16014 writings
Martyrium of Saint Philip, Hierapolis, Papias's city (no likeness of Papias survives), Hierapolis, Phrygia (Pamukkale, Turkey)
Papias of HierapolisBishop of Hierapolis, wrote c. AD 110–13010 writings
Saint Justin the Philosopher, fresco, Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos
Justin MartyrChristian philosopher and apologist, c. 100–c. AD 16511 writings
Statue of Saint Irenaeus, Église Saint-Just, Lyon, Église Saint-Just, Lyon
Irenaeus of LyonBishop of Lyon, c. 130–c. AD 20232 writings
Origen, engraved portrait (imagined likeness), Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres
OrigenChristian scholar of Alexandria and Caesarea, c. 185–c. AD 25414 writings
Eusebius, Garima Gospels miniature, Abba Garima Monastery, Ethiopia
Eusebius of CaesareaBishop of Caesarea and church historian, c. AD 260–33921 writings
Origen, Against Celsus, Tura papyrus (no likeness of Celsus survives), Egyptian Museum, Cairo (JE 88747)
CelsusGreek philosopher and critic of Christianity, wrote c. AD 175–1803 writings
The Translation of Saint Clement's Relics, fresco, Basilica of San Clemente, Rome
Clement of RomeLeader of the Roman church, late 1st century AD12 writings
Codex Fuldensis, a Latin gospel harmony in the order of Tatian's Diatessaron (no likeness of Tatian survives), Hessische Landesbibliothek, Fulda
TatianSyrian Christian writer, fl. c. AD 160–1806 writings
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives (David Roberts), Cleveland Museum of Art
JerusalemJudea (modern Israel / Palestine)58 writings
Bethlehem (David Roberts), Cleveland Museum of Art
BethlehemJudea (modern West Bank)18 writings
Convent of the Terra Santa, Nazareth (David Roberts), Cleveland Museum of Art
NazarethGalilee (modern Israel)19 writings
Ruins of the synagogue at Capernaum, Capernaum, Sea of Galilee
CapernaumGalilee (modern Israel)8 writings
The Sea of Galilee at Gennesaret, looking towards Bashan (David Roberts), Cleveland Museum of Art
Sea of GalileeGalilee (modern Israel)6 writings
The Banks of the Jordan (David Roberts), Cleveland Museum of Art
Jordan RiverBorder of Judea and Peraea (Israel / West Bank / Jordan)18 writings
The Tomb of Lazarus, Bethany, Bethany (al-Eizariya)
BethanyJudea (modern al-Eizariya, West Bank)8 writings
EmmausJudea (modern Latrun area, Israel)4 writings
The Roman aqueduct at Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Maritima, Israel
Caesarea MaritimaJudea (modern Israel)20 writings
Tel Megiddo from the air, Megiddo, Jezreel Valley
MegiddoJezreel Valley (modern Israel)4 writings
Qumran: view from a cave towards the Dead Sea, Qumran, Dead Sea
QumranDead Sea (West Bank)7 writings
Machaerus at sunset, Machaerus (Mukawir), Jordan
MachaerusPeraea (modern Jordan)1 writings
Convent of Saint Saba (David Roberts), Cleveland Museum of Art
Mar SabaJudean Desert (West Bank)3 writings
The Gate of the Great Mosque, Damascus, Private collection
DamascusSyria6 writings
Antioch, with the old bridge across the Orontes, Antioch (Antakya), Turkey
AntiochSyria (modern Antakya, Turkey)14 writings
Balıklıgöl, the sacred pools of Edessa (Urfa), Şanlıurfa, Turkey
EdessaOsrhoene (modern Şanlıurfa, Turkey)4 writings
The imperial army besieges Samosata, Madrid Skylitzes, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid
SamosataCommagene (near modern Samsat, Turkey)3 writings
Dura-Europos above the Euphrates, Dura-Europos, Syria
Dura-EuroposEuphrates frontier (eastern Syria)5 writings
The Euphrates at Hilla, in the heart of Babylonia, Hilla, Iraq
Babylonia (Sura and Pumbedita)Lower Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)4 writings
The quay at Smyrna, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
SmyrnaAsia (modern İzmir, Turkey)14 writings
The Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Ephesus, Turkey
EphesusAsia (near modern Selçuk, Turkey)22 writings
The theatre of Hierapolis, Hierapolis (Pamukkale), Turkey
HierapolisPhrygia (near modern Pamukkale, Turkey)11 writings
Vaults among the ruins of Alexandria Troas, Alexandria Troas, Turkey
Alexandria TroasAsia (near modern Dalyan, Turkey)6 writings
The Monastery of Saint John, Patmos, Chora, Patmos
PatmosDodecanese islands (Greece)2 writings
Amasra (ancient Amastris) and its castle, Amasra, Turkey
Amastris (Bithynia and Pontus)Bithynia-Pontus (modern Amasra, Turkey)5 writings
The Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
Ancyra (Galatia)Galatia (modern Ankara, Turkey)6 writings
The Temple of Apollo, Corinth, Ancient Corinth, Greece
CorinthAchaia (Greece)28 writings
The Rotunda of Galerius, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
ThessalonicaMacedonia (modern Thessaloniki, Greece)9 writings
Ruins of Basilica B, Philippi, Philippi, Greece
PhilippiMacedonia (Greece)16 writings
Ideal View of the Acropolis and Areopagus in Athens, Neue Pinakothek, Munich
AthensAchaia (Greece)4 writings
View of the Roman Forum, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
RomeItaly44 writings
A View of Saint Peter's Square, Rome, Private collection
Vatican CityRome, Italy8 writings
The Roman theatre of Lugdunum on Fourvière, Lyon, France
Lyon (Lugdunum)Gaul (France)27 writings
View of Frankfurt overlooking Sachsenhausen, Städel Museum, Frankfurt
Frankfurt (Nida)Upper Germany (Frankfurt-Heddernheim, Germany)4 writings
View of Turin near the Royal Palace, Galleria Sabauda, Turin
TurinPiedmont (Italy)4 writings
Notre-Dame, Paris, Private collection
ParisFrance1 writings
London: the Thames from Somerset House Terrace towards the City, Royal Collection, London
LondonEngland5 writings
Alexandria (after David Roberts), Cleveland Museum of Art
AlexandriaEgypt27 writings
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 655, a Gospel of Thomas fragment, Houghton Library, Harvard University
OxyrhynchusMiddle Egypt (modern el-Bahnasa)7 writings
Nag Hammadi Codex II, found near Nag Hammadi in 1945, Coptic Museum, Cairo
Nag HammadiUpper Egypt14 writings
AkhmimUpper Egypt5 writings
A View in Cairo (David Roberts), Royal Collection, London
CairoEgypt1 writings
Mecca: the Kaaba and the Great Mosque, Mecca (place depicted)
MeccaHejaz (Saudi Arabia)1 writings
View of the Prophet's Mosque at Medina, Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage
MedinaHejaz (Saudi Arabia)3 writings
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