Since there's been a lot of talk about damnatio memoriae as of late, re-upping my very first article on Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in #Ravenna where the practice was applied to images even in the Byzantine period. Look for the disembodied hands!
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Damnatio Memoriae Trumpi!
It turns out this necessary task didn’t have to wait until January 20, 2029. It began at the Kennedy Center today.
