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Model of the city of Rome during the early fourth century CE.
Temple of Fortuna Virilis, Circus Maximus, Palatine Hill,Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, Pantheon, Column of Trajan, Markets of Trajan, Forum of Julius Caeser, Forum of Augustus, Forum Romanum, Basilica Nova, Arch of Titus, Temple of Venus and Roma, Arch of Constantine, Colossus of Nero, Cokosseum |
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Temple of "Fortuna Virilis" (Temple of Portunus)
Rome, Italy
ca. 75 BCE. |
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Temple of Vesta(?)
Tivoli, Italy
early 1st century BCE. |
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Reconstruction drawing of the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia
Palestrina, Italy
late 2nd century BCE. |
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Funerary relief with portraits of the Gessii
from Rome, Italy
ca. 130 BCE.
Marble, approx. 2' 1 1/2" high |
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Relief with funerary procession
from Amiternum, Italy
2nd half of 1st century BCE.
Limestone, approx. 2' 2" high |
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Head of an old man
from Osimo
ca. 75-50 BCE.
Marble, approx. 1' 2" high |
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Portrait of a Roman general
from the Sanctuary of Hercules
Tivoli, Italy
ca. 75-50 BCE.
Marble, approx. 6' 2" high |
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Denarius with Portrait of Julius Caesar
44 BCE.
Silver, diameter approx. 3/4" |
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Aerial view of the forum with Temple of Jupiter (Capitolium) and Basilica
Pompeii, Italy
2nd century BCE and later |
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Aerial view of the amphitheater
Pompeii, Italy
ca. 70 BCE. |
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Brawl in the Pompeii ampitheater, wall painting from House 1, 3, 23
Pompeii, Italy
ca. 60-79 CE.
Approx. 5' 7" x 6' 1" |
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Atrium of the House of the Vettii
Pompeii, Italy
2nd century BCE.
rebuilt 62-79 CE. |
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First style wall painting in the fauces of Samnite House
Herculaneum, Italy
late 2nd century BCE. |
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Dionysiac mystery frieze, Second Style wall paintings in Room 5 of the Villa of the Mysteries
Pompeii, Italy
ca. 60-50 BCE.
Frieze, approx. 5' 4" high |
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Second Style wall paintings (general view, left and detail of tholos, right)
from Cubiculum M of the Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor
Boscoreale, Italy
ca. 50-40 BCE.
Approx. 8' 9" high |
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Gardenscape, Second Style wall painting, from the Villa of Livia
Primaporta, Italy
ca. 30-20 BCE.
Approx. 6' 7" high |
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Detail of a Third Style wall painting, from Cubiculum 15 of the Villa of Agrippa Postumus
Boscotrecase, Italy
ca. 10 BCE.
Approx. 7' 8" high |
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The old farmer of Corycus, folio 7 verso of the Vatican Vergil
ca. 400-420 CE.
Tempera on parchment
Approx. 1' 1/2" x 1' |
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Fourth Style wall paintings in Room 78 of the Domus Aurea (Golden House) of Nero
Rome, Italy
64-68 CE. |
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Fourth Style wall paintings in the Ixion Room (Triclinium P) of the House of the Vettii
Pompeii, Italy
ca. 70-79 CE. |
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Neptune and Amphitrite wall mosaic in the summer triclinium of the House of Neptune and Amphitrite Herculaneum, Italy
ca. 62-79 CE. |
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Portrait of a husband and wife, wall painting from House VII,2,6
Pompeii, Italy
ca. 70-79 CE.
Approx. 1' 11" x 1' 8 1/2" |
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Still life with peaches, detail of Fourth Style wall painting
from Herculaneum, Italy
ca. 62-79 CE.
Approx. 1' 2" x 1' 1 1/2" |
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Portrait of Augustus as general
from Primaporta, Italy
early 1st century CE. copy of a bronze original of ca. 20 BCE.
Marble, 6' 8" high |
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Portrait bust of Livia
from Faiyum, Egypt
early 1st century CE.
Marble, approx. 1' 1 1/2" high |
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Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace), view from the southwest
Rome, Italy
13-9 BCE. |
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Female personification (Tellus?), panel from the east facade of the Ara Pacis Augustae
Rome, Italy
13-9 BCE.
Marble, approx. 5' 3" high |
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Procession of the imperial family, detail of the south frieze of the Ara Pacis Augustae
Rome, Italy
13-9 BCE.
Marble, approx. 5' 3" high |
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Maison Carree
Nimes, France
ca. 10 CE. |
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Pont-du-Gard
Nimes, France ca. 16 BCE. |
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Porta Maggiore
Rome, Italy
ca. 50 CE. |
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Severus and Celer, plan (above) and section (below) of the octagonal hall of the Domus Aurea (Golden House) of Nero, Rome, Italy
64-68 CE. |
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Aerial view and facade of the Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater)
Rome, Italy
ca. 70-80 CE. |
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Portrait of Vespasian
ca. 75-79 CE.
Marble, approx. 1' 4" high |
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Portrait bust of a Flavian woman
from Rome, Italy
ca. 90 CE.
Marble, approx. 2' 1" high
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Arch of Titus
Rome, Italy
after 81 CE. |
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Spoils of Jerusalem, relief panel from the Arch of Titus
Rome, Italy
after 81 CE.
Marble, approx. 7' 10" high |
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Triumph of Titus, relief panel from the Arch of Titus
Rome, Italy
after 81 CE.
Marble, approx. 7' 10" high |
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Plan of Timgad (Thamugadi)
Algeria, founded 100 CE. |
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Apollodorus of Damascus, Forum of Trajan
Rome, Italy
dedicated 112 CE. |
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan
Rome, Italy
dedicated 112 CE. |
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Apollodorus of Damascus, erial view of Markets of Trajan Rome, Italy
ca. 100-112 CE. |
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Apollodorus of Damascus, interior of the great hall, Markets of Trajan
Rome, Italy
ca. 100-112 CE. |
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Arch of Trajan
Benevento, Italy
ca. 114-118 CE. |
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Funerary relief of a circus official
from Ostia, Italy
ca. 110-130 CE.
Marble, approx. 1' 8" high |
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Portrait bust of Hadrian as general, from Tel Shalem, Israel
ca. 130-138 CE.
Bronze, approx. 2' 11" high |
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Aerial view of the Pantheon
Rome, Italy
118-125 CE. |
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Longitudinal and lateral sections of the Pantheon
Rome, Italy
118-125 CE. |
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Interior of the Pantheon
Rome, Italy
118-125 CE. |
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Canopus and Serapeum, Hadrian's Villa
Tivoli, Italy
ca. 125-128 CE. |
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Al-Khazneh ("Treasury")
Petra, Jordan
2nd century CE. |
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Model of an Insula
Ostia, Italy
2nd century CE.
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Ceiling and wall paintings in Room IV of the Insula of the Painted Vaults
Ostia, Italy
early 3rd century CE. |
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Neptune and creatures of the sea, floor mosaic in the Baths of Neptune
Ostia, Italy
ca. 140 CE. |
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Funerary reliefs of a vegetable vendor and a midwife from Ostia, Italy
Second half of Second century CE.
Painted terracotta, approx. 1' 5" and 11" high |
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Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina, pedestal of the Column of Antonius Pius
Rome, Italy
ca. 162 CE.
Marble, approx. 8' 1 1/2" high |
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Decursio pedestal of the Column of Antoninus Pius
Rome, Italy
ca. 161 CE.
Marble, approx. 8' 1 1/2" high |
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Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
from Rome, Italy
ca. 175 CE.
Bronze, approx. 11' 6" high |
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Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, detail of a relief from a lost arch
Rome, Italy
ca. 175-180 CE.
Marble, approx. life size |
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Sarcophagus with the myth of Orestes
ca. 140-150 CE.
Marble, 2' 7 1/2" high |
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Asiatic Sarcophagus with kline portrait of a woman, from Rapolla, near Melfi, Italy
ca. 165-170 CE.
Marble, approx. 5' 7" high |
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Mummy portrait of a man
from Fayum, Egypt
ca. 160-170 CE.
Encaustic on wood, approx. 1' 2" high |
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Painted portrait of Septimius Severus and his family
from Egypt
ca. 200 CE.
Tempera on wood, approx. 1'2" diameter |
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Portrait of Caracalla
ca. 211-217 CE.
Marble, approx. 1' 2" high |
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Chariot procession of Septimius Severus, relief from the Arch of Septimius
Severus
Lepcis Magna, Libya
203 CE.
Marble, approx. 5' 6" high |
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Plan of the central section of the Baths of Caracalla
Rome, Italy
212-216 CE.
The bathing, swimming, and exercise areas qwew surrounded by landscaped gardens, lecture halls, and other rooms, all enclosed within a great concrete perimete wall |
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Reconstruction drawing of the central hall (frigidarium) of the Baths of Caracalla
Rome, Italy
212-216 CE. |
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Portrait bust of Trajan Decius
249-251 CE.
Marble, full bust approx. 2' 7" high |
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Heroic portrait of Trebonianus Gallus
from Rome, Italy
251-251 CE.
Bronze, approx. 7' 11" high |
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Battle of Romans and Barbarians (Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus)
from Rome, Italy
ca. 250-260 CE.
Marble, approx. 5' high |
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Sarcophagus of a philosopher
ca. 270-280 CE.
Marbel, approx. 4' 11" |
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Restored view (top) and plan (bottom of the Temple of Venus
Baalbek, Lebanon, 3rd century CE. |
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Portraits of the four tetrarchs
from Constantinople
ca, 305 CE.
Porphyry, approx. 4' 3" high |
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Model of the Palace of Diocletian
Split, Croatia
ca. 300-305 CE. |
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Arch of Constantine (south side)
Rome, Italy
312-315 CE. |
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Distribution of largess, detail of the north frieze of the Arch of Constantine
Rome, Itlay
312-315 CE.
Marble, approx. 3' 4" high |
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Portrait of Constantine
from the Basilica Nova, Rome, Italy
ca. 315-330 CE.
Marble, approx. 8' 6" high |
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Reconstruction drawing of the Basilica Nova (Basilica of Constantine)
Rome, Italy
ca. 306-312 CE. |
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Aula Palatina (exterior)
Trier, Germany
early 4th century CE. |
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Aula Palatina (interior)
Trier, Germany
early 4th century CE. |
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Coins with portraits of Constantine, Nummus
307 CE.
Billon, diameter approx. 1"
Medallion ca. 315 CE.
Silver, diameter approx. 1" |
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