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Art 133-World Art History I
Chapter 7, Roman Art, Part 2
Pictures/Slides from Text
1. 7.34, 7.35, Arca Pacis Augustae, Rome, Italy, 13-9 BCE, 1st Century BCE
2. 7.36, 7.37, 7.38, Arch of Titus, Rome, Italy, 81 CE, 1st Century CE
3. 7.39, 7.40, Column of Trajan, Rome, Italy, 106-113 CE, 2nd Century CE
4. 7.43, Aqueduct, Segovia, Spain, 1st -2nd Century CE
5. 7.53, Second Style Wall Painting, Pompeii, Italy, 60-50 BCE, 1st Century BCE
6. 7.56, Fourth Style Wall Painting, Pompeii, Italy, 63-79 CE, 1st Century CE
7. 7.60, 7.61, Basilica of Maxentius/Constantine, Rome, Italy, 307 , 4th Century CE
8. 7.65, 7.66, Basiica of Constantius Chlorus, Trier, Germany, 4th Century CE
9. 7.67, Portrait Group of Tetrarchs, Venice, Italy, 305, CE, 4th Century CE
10.7.668, Portrait of Constantine the Great, Rome, Italy, 4th Century CE
11.7Meleager Sarcophagus, Rome, Italy, 180 CE, 2nd Century CE
12.7.70, 7.71, 7.72, Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, 312-315 CE, 4th Century CE
Facts/Information from Text
13.The Roman practice of commissioning narrative or Historical reliefs continued
well into the empire.
14.The Earliest surviving free standing arch in Rome from 81 CE, is the Arch of
Titus.
15.The exploration of narrative space and strategies comes to full bloom in the
Column of Trajan of 106-113 CE.
16.Later Roman narravive relief evolved into a more abstract style, represented in
our text by the Column Base of Antoninus Pius and Faustina of 161 CE.
17.One of the major benefits of being ruled by the Romans, was their construction of
Aqueducts providing water to cities throughout the empire.
18.Romans carried their way of life with them across the empire, constructing
theaters, amphitheaters, temples, baths and roads in conquered lands.
19.The burial of the cities of Pompii and Herculaneum after the eruption of Vesuvius
in 79 CE, preserved a valuable legacy of ancient Roman life.
20.The most distinctive feature of a Roman house or (domus), was the atrium, a
square or oblong central hall with an opening in the roof.
21.The Romans constructed apartment complexes for the citizenry commonly called
insulae.
22.Roman domestic painting survives in abundance consisting mostly of wall
paintings which testified to a families wealth and status.
23.Roman wall paintings contain the earliest known examples of still life painting.
24.Another distinctly Roman tradition was the construction of elaborate public bath
houses, represented in our text by the “Baths of Caracalla” of 211-216 CE.
25.The Roman Emperor who converted to Christianity around 312 CE, was
Constantine the Great.