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AP Art History Etruscan/Roman
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12th Grade
11/16/2011

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Etruscan Time Period
Definition
--> 509BCE
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Roman Republic Time Period
Definition
509BCE --> 27BCE
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Roman Empire Time Period
Definition
27BCE -->
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Caesar killed & civil war
Definition

44BCE

44BCE --> 27BCE

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Order of Emperors
Definition
Augustus, Trajan, Diocletian, Constantine
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Trajan in Power
Definition
106AD
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Diocletian Splits Empire Into 4 Parts
Definition
253AD
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Constantine in Power & Edict of Milan
Definition
312AD
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Constantinople
Definition
330AD
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[image]
Definition

Sarcohagus 

520BCE

Domestic Touch

Happy

Portrait Coffins

 

Term
[image]
Definition

Tomb of the Lionesses

520BCE

Funerary Tent

Music, dancing, banqueting

Term
[image]
Definition

She-Wolf

500BCE

Nursing Romulus & Remus (babies added by Romans)

Capitoline Hill

Ferocious & sympathetic

Term
[image]
Definition

Apollo

500BCE

 

attributed to Vulca

part of a 4 figure scene

archaic smile

action & energy

Term
[image]
Definition

Musicians & Dancers

480BCE

 

in Tomb of the Lionesses (frieze)

Women are active participants

Afterlife is happy & joyful

Young man & woman dance to flute music here

Term
[image]
Definition

Head of a Man

300BCE

 

Was part of a bronze statue

Brutus?

extremely detailed face, painted ivory eyes

Term
[image]
Definition

Baths of Caracalla

210BCE

 

dedicated to Roman emp Caracalla

public baths

designed symmetrically

got water from aqueducts till 537AD when Goths destroyed them

Term
[image]
Definition

Porta Augusta

200BCE

 

City gate of Perugia

semicircular barrel vault

decorative (roundels)

like Greek Doric frieze metopes

Term
[image]
Definition

House of the Silver Wedding

200BCE

 

built for royal couple's wedding anniversary

focus on design & beauty

it's very organized

large atrium, reflecting pool, gardens

Term
[image]
Definition

Aulus Metellus

150BCE

 

"The Orator"

Aulus Metellus was a Roman official

authoritative & persuasive pose

placed atop a column

wears leather boots & toga: chracteristic of a Roman official

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Concrete
Definition

100BCE

 

first used for foundations

could make more shapes: like curves

asorbed moisture so had to cover with another material like marble or stone

Term
[image]
Definition

Temple of Portunus

75BCE

 

dedicated to god Portunus (of livestock)

used to be on river port and watch the cattle barges arrive

872AD: converted into a church

Term
[image]
Definition

Initiation Into the Cult of Bacchus/

Villa of Mysteries

60BCE

 

Frescoes

Dionysus = Bacchus

cult = parties, enjoyment, indulgent

Wedding practices/ritual?

Term
[image]
Definition

Livia

20BCE

 

Wife of Augustus (her second husband)

discovered in villa of mysteries

arm across chest = traditional roman gesture

commanding presence, strong realistic features

Term
[image]
Definition

Maison Carree

16BCE

 

located in forum

architecture influenced by greeks (vesuvian architecture;vesuvius)

     ex. corinthian columns, pediment

Term
[image]
Definition

Ara Pacis, Imperial Procession

13BCE

 

individuals = specific (not idealized)

senate members, augustus, some of his family members

figures going west, giving thanks to augustus for bringing peace

Term
[image]
Definition

Ara Pacis, Allegory of Peace

13BCE

 

altar of peace (augustus)

animals in foreground, etchings in background

woman= goddess, tellus (earth) modern day Mother Earth? = fertility?

Term
[image]
Definition

Colosseum

80AD

 

80 arched entrances, 55,000 spectators

royals sit at bottom, peasants crowded at top

drainage system, raised foundation, retractable awning

lots of planning!

amphitheater

Term
[image]
Definition

Arch of Titus

81AD

 

built by Titus' brother

dedicated to Titus & to commemorate the Jewish War Victory

triumphal procession & inscription

a lot of it is bronze and the reliefs were colored

Term
[image]
Definition

Pont du Gard

100AD

 

aqueduct that brought 100+ gallons of water for each person every day

built when empire was at pinnacle

took 12 years to build

Term
[image]
Definition

Markets of Trajan

110AD

 

built by Apollodorus of Damascus

used to have 6 stories

top = offices, bottom = market activity

shops were called "tabernaes"

had an arched concrete vault roof that stood on piers that let light in, but protected people from the weather

Term
[image]
Definition

Column of Trajan

115AD

 

continuous pictorial narrative of the Dacian campaigns

125' tall

natural & architectural elements in scenes are small so important figures are emphasized (esp. Trajan)

idealized. Romans look great. Enemies look poor. Hardships of war were not shown. 

Term
[image]
Definition

Hadrian's Villa

120AD

 

first a retreat for emp. hadrian, but then he finished out his rule from the villa

30 buildings on 250acres

architecture influenced by Greeks & Egyptians; caryatids & Egyptian fertility gods

Term
[image]
Definition

Pantheon

125AD

 

concrete dome

3rd temple to be built on this spot

front columns were quarried in Egypt

part of a town square

originally a temple for all gods, converted into a church, now holds the tomb of Raphael, artist, and the tombs of many Italian kings

Term
[image]
Definition

Equestrian Marcus Aurelius

176AD

 

two versions: original & bronze casting

"peace-bringer"

powerful, but not imposing/militaristic

Term
[image]
Definition

Tetrarchs

300AD

 

made of Egyptian stone: porphyry (reserved for imperial use)

shows four disproportional figures

imperial unity

militaristic outfits, but proclaims a kind of peace

Term
[image]
Definition

Basilica Trier

310AD

 

converted into Tower of the Archbishop of Trier

arches

it's located in Trier, Germany (shows expanse of Roman Empire)

Term
[image]
Definition

Constantine the Great

325AD

 

part of a 40ft. tall statue: "Colossus of Constantine" size of head = 8'6"

propaganda piece

glorified facial features

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