FYI: Christ as Roman Soldier Mosaic

Psalm 90: 13: Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.

Compare this image of Christ to the image of the Emperor Valens on a coin from 364-7 (at left)

(from "Post-Constantinian Conception of Christ")

From the Chapel of S. Andrea in the Archbishop's Palace, Ravenna Italy

(Fourth Century A.D.)