Early Byzantine society was largely rural and was divided into sub-classes according to income: mosaic detail from the Church of Santa Constanza, Rome, showing rural scene. Early 4th century.
Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma
Crippa, M., Zibawi, M., L' art paleochretien: Des Origines a Byzance, Editions Zodiaque Desclee de Brouwer, Paris 1998, pl. 47.
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