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Mausoelum of Augustus
Augustan
1st Century BC
Modeled after Etruscan Temples
Modeled after a thumulus because it was fashionable to connect yourselves with the Etruscans |
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Pont-Du-Gard
Augustan
16 BC
Made of stone even though many aquaducts were made of concrete
THis was a way for them to control the flow of the water
Aqueduct |
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Maison Carree
late 1st century BC
Augustan
Agrippa probably comissioned this
Was in charge of improving Rome during Augustus's rule |
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Ara Pacis Augustae
13-9 BC
Augustan
Built to commemorate the peace brought by Augustus
Celebration of fertility |
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Theater of Pompey the Great
55 BC
Roman Republic
Pompey loved Greek theater
He built a temple and made the steps of that temple a theater |
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Theater of Marcellus
late 1st century BC
Augustan
Earliest surviving theater in Rome
First time there are engaged columns all around it (Doric, Ionic, and Cornithian are all on separate levels) |
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Ara Pacis Augustae, West End
13-9 BC
Augustan
Depicts Romulus and Remus
Shows a sacrifice as well as Aeneas |
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Ara Pacis Augustae East end
13-9 BC
Augustan
Could be Tellus, Pax, or Italia. These are embodiments of Earth, Peace, and Taly. Could also be Roman, the personification of Rome |
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Villa of Hadrian at Tivoli
117 AD
Hadrianic
For when Hadrian was not at home or Rome
Built it outside of Rome so no one would be angry at him |
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The Pantheon
118-125 AD
Hadrianic
8 column facade
Has an occulus that is the only light source in the building
May be dedicated to Agrippa |
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Hadrian's Wall
AD 122
Hadrianic
Kept the Scotts out and the Romans in
Cuts from one side of Britain to the other
Forts along side it |
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Forum of Trajan
106-112 AD
Trajanic
Largest of the imperial fora
Architect was Apollodorus of Damascus
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The Column of Trajan
112 AD
Trajanic
Shows the two wars with Dacia who were defeated twice
Continous narrative where the scenes are divided by trees |
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Markets of Trajan
112 AD
Trajanic
Was a mall
Fast food
Had a dome with an oculus |
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Vespasian Portrait
69 AD
Flavian
marble
Has a veristic stone, that is, complete realism
Shows a warmer, more comforting tone |
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Colosseum
72 AD
Flavian
Built this for the people
First permanent amphitheater in the city itself.
Made by four separate architects |
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Arch of Titus
82 AD
Flavian
Creates the entrance for the Roman forum
Built to celebrate
Built by Dominian |
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Triumphal arch at Orange
AD 26
Julio-Claudian
Concrete
Erected by Tiberius
Earliest existing Triumphal arch left |
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Sperlonga
Julio-Claudians
One of the best known achievements of Tiberius
Contains a set of statues of the Odysseus Group that caused a lot of controversy as to their origins |
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Gemma Augustea
AD 14
Julio-Claudian
Shows the Roman soldiers raising a post with the enemy's armor
Shows another scene showing Tiberius becoming emperor
Combination of a historical event and mythological representation |
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Porta Maggiore
AD 50
Aqueduct
Rustication
The lower portion of the structure is unfinished. This makes it appear stronger and is cheaper. |
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Domus Aurea
64 AD
Julio-Claudians
Interior was gilded with gold
Ceiling of the dining room rotated
Oculus removes the weight in the dome and pushes it back downward |
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Villa of the Mysteries
mid 1st century BC
Roman Republic
Fresco
Wax was added into fresco to make it shiny
Bacchus, mystery cult, hopefully to find a happy afterlife
Depicts Illusionistic style
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Alexander the Great confronts Darius III
1st Century BC
Julio-Claudians
Made of Tessarae, cut stones
The horse's legs do not match up |
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Battle of the Centaurs and Wild Beasts
135 AD
Hadrianic
Opus Vermalitin |
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Neptune Mosaic from Ostia
117 AD
Hadrian
In hte bathhouse
Colored mosaics were flashy, while black and white were more conservative |
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