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Art History
Undergraduate 2
04/01/2010

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Term
Plebeian
Definition
Roman citizens who make up the common people(non-members of the noble families)
Term
Patrician 
Definition
Roman citizens who were members of the noble families(in the early Republic, the senators and consuls were chosen from this class)
Term
Verism
Definition
means "truth" and refers to a style of extreme naturalism during the Roman Republic
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Aqueduct 
Definition
a means (often a pipe) for carrying a large quantity of flowing water
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Oculus
Definition
Circular opening at the top of a dome (can also be an opening on the side of a wall)
Term
Coffer
Definition
Receding box-like tiles in ceilings of structures used for decoration and to reduce weight in vaulting
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Arch
Definition
a typically curved structurual member spanning an opening and serving as a support, usually for a wall.
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Dome
Definition
a large hemispherical vault used as the roof or ceiling
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Barrel Vault 
Definition
A semi-cylindrical or arched structure of masonry usually forming a ceiling or roof
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Groin Vault or Cross Vault
Definition
two barrel vaults that perpendicularly intersect
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Amphitheatre
Definition
theatre that is designed in circle or oval and is 360 degrees (rather than greek which was about 180)
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Insula
Definition
"Block/Island" refers to Roman apartment/ housing
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[image]
Definition

Capitoline Wolf

Etruscan

500 BCE

Term
[image]
Definition

Roman Republic

Head of a Roman Patrician

60 BCE

Term
[image]
Definition

Early Roman Empire

Augustus of Primaporta

10 AD

Term
[image]
Definition

Early Roman Empire

Dionysus wall Painting, Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii Italy 

75 AD

Term
[image]
Definition

Early Roman Empire 

Battle of Issos (Alexander Mossaic)Roman Copy

50 BCE

(Greek original 310 BCE)

Term
[image]
Definition

Early Roman Empire

Colosseum (Flavian Ampitheater)

Rome, Italy

75 AD

Term
[image]
Definition

Early Roman Empire

Wall Painting of Amphitheater at Pompeii "the Brawl"

75 AD

Term
[image]
Definition

High Roman Empire

Apollodorus of Damascus, collum of Trajan, Forum of Trajan 

Rome, Italy

110 AD

Term
[image]
Definition

High Roman Empire

Panthenon

Rome, Italy

120 AD

Term
[image]
Definition

High Roman Empire 

Commodus as Hercules

190 CE

Term
[image]
Definition

Late Roman Empire/Early Christian

Portrain of Carcalla

215 CE

Term
[image]
Definition

Late Roman Empire/Early Christian

Constantine, Colossal portrait 

315 AD

Term
[image]
Definition

Mesoamerica (pre-Colonial/Pre-Columbian)

Olmec Head, San Lorenzo

Olmec, Mexico

1500 BCE

Term
[image]
Definition

Mesoamerica(Pre-Colonial/Pre-Columbian) Mayan

Roay Bloodletting Scene, Mural, Bonapak, Chiapas, Mexico

500CE

Term
[image]
Definition

Mesoamerica(Pre-Colonial/Pre-Columbian)

Chacmool, Chichen-Itza, Mexico

900CE Toltec

 

Term
[image]
Definition

Mesoamerica(Pre-Colonial/Pre-Columbian)

Coatilcue, Tenochitilan, Mexico

1500 CE

Aztec

Term
The 4 Ingredients used in ancient roman concrete
Definition

1.Quicklime

2.Pozzolanic Ash

3.Sand

4.Rubble

Term
Pros and Cons of Roman Concrete
Definition

Pros-Very strong.  Easy to make.

Cons-Very absorbant.

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