PowerPoint Presentation ARTH 175 Chapter 7

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Rome Early kingdoms(Roman and Etruscan
kings) ? (753BCE)-509 BCE Roman Republic509 -
27 BCE Roman Empire 27 BCE - 476 CE
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Good website for Roman history http//www.bbc.co.
uk/history/ancient/romans/
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Roman Architecture
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Roman Architecture Arches, Domes and Vaults (p.
213)
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Roman Architecture
Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigeniac 100
BCE (concrete construction)
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Domestic Architecture
Ruins of Herculaneum (below) and Pompeii (aerial
view, right)
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Streets of Pompeii temple ruins
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Domestic Architecture
Atrium, House of the Silver Weddingearly 1st
cent. CE, Pompeii
Domestic (from the Latin domus, meaning
house) Atrium entry hall Compluvium
rectangular opening for rain, light Impluvium
sunken basin for collecting water
House of the Faun plan 1-atrium3 4 -
peristyle courtyards
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Domestic Architecture
Peristyle Gardens Pompeii
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Domestic Architecture
Insulae at OstiaApartment building (insula,
plural insulae) Typical urban housing for
middle class
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Ruins of Timgadbegun 100 CE, Algeria, North
Africa planned community, built to house retired
soldiers
Trajan ruled 98-117 CE
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Ruins of Timgadview of entrance gateway from
stadium
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Ruins of Timgad
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Domestic Architecture
Hadrians Villac. 123-135 CE
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Domestic Architecture
Hadrians Villac. 123-135 CE
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Domestic Architecture
Hadrians Villac. 123-135 CE
Small Baths - south side
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Public Architecture Roman Forumsc. 46-117 CE,
reconstructed model
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Public Architecture
Roman Forumc. 46-117 CE
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Public Architecture Forumand Basilica
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Basilica Ulpiain the Forum of Trajan, 98-117 CE
(artist rendering of cross section)
Public Architecture
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Public Architecture
Markets of Trajanin the Forum of Trajan, 98-117
CE (artist rendering of cross section)
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Architecture Baths of Caracalla c. 211-17 CE
Public baths were common in cities and generally
featured hot, warm cold baths moist dry
saunas pools for swimming courtyards
(gymnasiums) libraries food vendors
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Public Architecture Colosseum (Flavian
Amphitheater), 72-80 CEmarble over concrete and
brick, length 615, width 510, height 159
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Public Architecture
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Public Architecture Colosseum
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Public Architecture Colosseum Façade order
(engaged columns, from ground up) Tuscan Doric
(not fluted), Ionic, Corinthian
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Public Architecture Colosseum 50,000
spectators 76 entrance gates arena could be
flooded for mock sea battles 4th level
supported huge movable canvas awning
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Architecture
Pont du GardAqueduct/bridge in Nimes,
Francelate 1st cent., concrete, height 200,
span 900
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Maison Carrée, Nimes, Francec. 20 BCE. Urban
temple style - Corinthian order
Religious Architecture
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Religious Architecture Pantheon c. 118-128
CE Marble over concrete
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Religious Architecture Pantheon plan
Dome is 142 in diameter, height from floor to
oculus 142
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Pantheon interior photo (left), painting (right)
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Roman Empire
Ara Pacis(west view) 13-9 BCE marble,
34x38height 20
Imperial Procession(south side)height 52
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Allegory of Peace (east side, Ara Pacis). Shows
the goddess Pax (peace) aka Mother Earth (Tellus
Mater) - nurturer of the Roman people
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Monumental Sculpture Column of Trajan c. 117
CE marble, height with base 125 Length of relief
carving 625
Forum of Trajan dedicated c. 112 CE
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Column of Trajan details
Clockwise Trajan and aide, Romans battling
Dacians, Spiral bands, Bronze statue of St.
Peter (15th cent.)
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Monumental Sculpture Arch of Titus marble over
concrete, 50, c. 81 CE
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Monumental Sculpture - Arch of Titus Spoils from
the Temple of Solomon marble relief, height 68
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Imperial Sculpture
Arch of Constantine, 312-315 CEmarble over
concrete
Medallions (Hadrianic, 117-138 C.E.) Constantine
Distributing Largesse, (detail of North Frieze)
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Republic - Portraiture
Aulus Metellus (aka the Orator)c. 130-90 BCE,
bronze, height 511 Etruscan, or Roman?
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Head of a Roman Patricianc. 75-50 BCE, marble,
height 12
Roman Patrician with Busts of Ancestors, marble,
lifesize, c. 30 CE
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Portraiture
Young Flavian Lady, c. 90 CE
Older Flavian Lady, c. 90 CE
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Republic - to - Empire
Julius Caesar and Pompey
Bust of Julius Caesarmid-1st century BCE,
Marble, 13
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Imperial Portraiture
Bust of Trajan c. 100-150 CE, marble
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Imperial Portraiture
Commodus as Hercules, c. 191 CE, marble, 46.5
Commodus, c. 180 CE, marble
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Imperial Portraiture The Late Empire
Caracalla, Early 3rd cent., marble, 14.5
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Roman Empire
Augustus of Prima Portaearly 1st cent. CE,
marble, height 68 Perhaps copy of original
bronze c. 20 BCE
Polykleitos, Doryphoros
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Roman Empire
Republic - Portraiture
Aulus Metellus (aka the Orator)c. 130-90 BCE,
bronze, height 511
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Imperial Portraiture
Equestrian Statueof Marcus Aurelius, c. 176
CE, Bronze, 116
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Imperial Portraiture The Late Empire
The Tetrarchs, c. 300 CE,
porphyry (red marble), 51
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Imperial Portraiture The Late Empire
Constantine the Greatc. 325-26 CE, marble height
of head 86
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Roman Empire Architecture
Peristyle Garden with mosaic walls
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First Style wall paintingin the foyer of the
Samnite House, Herculaneum, late 2nd century BCE
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Second Style Bedroom (reconstructed)House of
PubliusFannius Synistor at Boscoreale, near
Pompeii
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Painting Young Woman Writing Pompeii, before 79
CE diameter 14
The Baker and His Wife Pompeii, before 79 CE
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Painting Initiation Rites of the Cult of Bacchus
Pompeii, from the Villa of the Mysteriesc. 50 CE
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Painting details from Initiation Rites of
the Cult of Bacchus
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Second Style Odysseus Being Attacked by the
Laestrygonians, from the Esquiline Hill, Rome,
c. 50-40 B.C.E. Fresco, 3' 10" high.
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Second Style Gardenscapefrom the Villa of
Livia, Primaporta, c. 30-20 B.C.E. Fresco, 6' 7"
high.
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Third Style Painting Columns and Pediment with
Pavilion, villa near Pompeii, 11 BCE, fresco,
711x4
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• Third Style
• Landscape with Boats, from Pompeii, 1st century
  C.E.

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Fourth Style Painting Ixion Room, House of the
Vettii, Pompeii, c. 70-79 CE, fresco
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Mosaics
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Painting Still Life of Silver Objects fresco,
Pompeii, c.75 CE
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Painting Still life with Peaches Herculaneum,
c.62 CE approx. 12 x 1
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Hercules Strangling the Serpents, House of the
Vettii, Pompeii, 63-79 C.E. Fourth Style