The Exhibition of the
National Museum of Serbia under the title Constantine the Great
and the Milan Edict and the subtitle Christianity Rising in the
Roman Provinces at Serbian Territory, at the archeological locality
Viminatium,
is an outstanding collection of authentic items from ten museums
in Serbia, witnessing the reign of Constantine, the Milan Edict,
Christianity starts at the Serbian territory. The exhibited material
was created in the period from the end of the second century,
preceding the era of Constantine the Great, then from the period
of his reign, as the heritage of the first Roman Christian Emperor.

There are displayed 180 representative archeological
artefacts, sculptures and fragments of architectural plastics,
frescoes, mosaics, jewelry, cult and ceremonial character items,
dishes from precious metals, ceramics and glass, parts of military
parade equipment and Roman Emperor's coins, being authetic witnesses
of various life aspects, public and private religion, of luxury
and daily life. Among the exhibited items is also the famous Constāntine's
Portrait,a bronze bust discovered in 1900, in Naisus (the present
Nis), the native place of the Emperor Constantine, a masterpiece
of the portrait art of the late ancient era, which went worldwide
to the guest traveling exhibitions as an outstanding valuable
exhibit of the Roman cultural heritage. The living wealth in the
urban centers are items made of gold, silver and bronze, archeological
findings from residential complexes of Sirmium, Nāisus, Mediāna
and Felix
Romuliana, as well as the Ruler's jewelry found in
Sārkāmen. Among the exhibits a very important mining and craft
activities at this territory are the findings discovered in Singidunum
and Viminatium,
as well as those near Sabac, from the region of Rudnik mountain
and the Danube limes.
After the Exhibition opening, within the celebration
program on 17 Centuries Since Proclaiming the Milan Edict, by
which the Christianity was equalized with other religions, Giuseppe
Verdi's opera Aida was performed in the reconstructed Roman Amphitheater,
celebrating this year the 200th Anniversary of his birth. The
Viminatium Amphitheater received for this opportunity 2,200 visitors
and after the reconstruction, by the end of 2013, it will have
4,500 seats.
The Exhibition in Viminātium is installed by
the end of June, from July 2 to September 8 it will be in the
National Museum in Belgrade and in Nis from September 19 to October
31, 2013. Items from various collections are displayed according
to the life segments: culture, army and daily life of the Roman
Empire.
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