the roman empire
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This is an introduction to the Roman Empire with a focus on architecture and art.TRANSCRIPT
The Roman Empire
27 BCE-476 CE
Augustus
r. 27 BCE-14 CE
The Battle of Actium (31 BCE)Lorenzo A. Castro, 1672
Augustus of Primaporta, c. 20 BCE
The Pax Romana
27 BCE-180 CE
Augustus Has the Doors of the Temple of Janus ClosedLouis de Boullogne the Younger, c. 1681
Maecenas Presenting the Liberal Arts to AugustusGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1743
Ara Pacis(The Altar of Peace)
13-9 BCE
The Roman Forum
Forum of Augustus Dedicated 2 BCE
The Flavian Dynasty
Vespasian, Titus, and Domitianr. 19-96 CE
The Colloseum
Dedicated in 80 CE
Trajan
r. 98-117
The Column of Trajan
Apollodorus of Damascus,106-13 CE
Roman Soldiers Felling Trees
Roman Soldiers Building a Fortress
Roman Ships on the Danube
Roman Turtle Formation
Hadrian
r. 117-38 CE
The Pantheon
Apollodorus of Damascus, 118-25 CE
Interior of the PantheonGiovanni Paolo Panini, c. 1734
Marcus Aurelius
r. 161-80
Bust of Marcus Aurelius, c. 161-80
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, c. 160s-170s CE
Caracalla
r. 198-217
Head of Caracalla, c. 215 CE
CaracallaSir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1902
Geta and Caracalla: Bear Fight in the ColloseumSir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1907
The Baths of Caracalla
212-16 CE
Reconstructions
The Baths of CaracallaSir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1899
Constantine the Great
r. 306-37
The Arch of Constantine, 312-15 CE
Head of Constantine, 325-26 CE
The Apparition of the Cross to ConstantineJacopo Vignali, 17th c.
Constantine’s ConversionPeter Paul Rubens, 1622
Emperor Constantine Venerates the True CrossPeter Paul Rubens, 1622
Roman Painting
First Style
2nd c.-c. 80 BCE
Casa di Sallustio, Pompeii, mid-2nd c. BCE
Second Style
c. 80s-20s BCE
Cubiculum (Bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale
Mid-1st c. BCE
Third Style
Late 1st c. BCE-mid-1st c. CE
House of M. Lucretius Fronto, Pompeii, mid-1st c. CE
Fourth Style
c. 62-c. 79 CE
The Ixion Room, House of the Vettii, Pompeii, 63-79 CE