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| Temple of "Fortuna Virilis" (Temple of Portunus), Rome, Italy, ca. 75 B.C. |
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| Temple of "the Sibyl" or of "Vesta," Tivoli, Italy, early first century B.C |
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| Reconstruction drawing of the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Palestrina, Italy, late second century B.C |
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| Funerary relief with portraits of the Gessii, from Rome (?), Italy, ca. 30 B.C. Marble, approx. 2' 11/2" highCourtesy of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Archibald Cary Coolidge Fund |
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| Relief with funerary procession, from Amiternum, Italy, second half of first century B.C. Limestone, approx. 2' 2" high. Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, L'Aquila |
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| Head of a Roman patrician, from Otricoli, Italy, ca. 75–50 B.C. Marble, approx. 14" high. Museo Torlonia, Rome. |
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| Portrait of a Roman general, from the Sanctuary of Hercules, Tivoli, Italy, ca. 75–50 B.C. Marble, approx. 6' 2" high. Museo Nazionale Romano-Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome |
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| Denarius with portrait of Julius Caesar, 44 B.C. Silver, diameter approx. 3/4". American Numismatic Society, New York. |
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| Aerial view of the forum, Pompeii, Italy, second century B.C. and later |
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| Plan of the forum of Pompeii, Italy, second century B.C. and later |
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| Aerial view of the amphitheater, Pompeii, Italy, ca. 80 B.C |
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| Brawl in the Pompeii amphitheater, wall painting from House I,3,23, Pompeii, Italy, ca. A.D. 60–79. Approx. 5' 7" X 6' 1". Museo Nazionale, Naples. |
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| Atrium of the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Italy, rebuilt A.D. 62–79 |
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| First Style wall painting in the fauces of the Samnite House, Herculaneum, Italy, late second century B.C. |
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| Dionysiac mystery frieze, Second Style wall paintings in Room 5 of the Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, Italy, ca. 60–50 B.C. Frieze approx. 5' 4" high |
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| Second Style wall paintings (general view and detail of tholos) in Cubiculum M of the Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale, Italy, ca. 50–40 B.C. Approx. 8' 9" high. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Gardenscape, Second Style wall painting from the Villa of Livia, Primaporta, Italy, ca. 30–20 B.C. Approx. 6' 7" high. Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome. |
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| Detail of a Third Style wall painting from Cubiculum 15 of the Villa of Agrippa Postumus, Boscotrecase, Italy, ca. 10 B.C. Approx. 7' 8" high. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
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| The old farmer of Corycus, folio 7 verso from the Vatican Vergil, ca. A.D. 400–420. Tempera on parchment, approx. 121/2" X 12". Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome |
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| Fourth Style wall paintings in the Domus Aurea of Nero, Rome, Italy, A.D. 64–68. |
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| Fourth Style wall paintings in the Ixion Room (Triclinium P) of the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Italy ca. A.D. 70–79 |
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| Neptune and Amphitrite, wall mosaic in the summer triclinium of the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy, ca. A.D. 62–79. |
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| Portrait of a husband and wife, wall painting from House VII,2,6, Pompeii, Italy, ca. A.D. 70–79. Approx. 23" X 201/2". Museo Nazionale, Naples |
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| Still life with peaches, detail of a Fourth Style wall painting from Herculaneum, Italy, ca. A.D. 62–79. Approx. 14" X 131/2". Museo Nazionale, Naples |
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