Atrium of the House of Vetti

The Tomb of Reliefs

• built away from cities
• beds with terracotta pillows
• pillars are carved stucco

The Initiation Rites of the Cult of Bacchus

from the Villa of Mysteries
60 - 50 BCE

 Pompeii, Italy

5' 4" high

• Bacchus - Dionysus holding staff
• God of wine
  
• Religion rites practiced at home, not in temple
• State controlled the religion

Ruins of Roman Forum

Rome, Italy

• First used as a marketplace but became a political center.
• Visited the Forum to address the public
• Basilica - Administrative center (court, commercial transactions, etc.)
• Rostra - site of speeches

Markets of Trajan

concrete core faced with brick

• Part of urban renovation
• 64 CE it was destroyed by fire supposedly by Nero
• Nero developed the first building codes
• wider streets
• limited dead ends
• material code
• no housing over five stories
•  Stucco on outside suggests decoration

Pont-du-Gard

Nimes, France

• Three different levels of arches
• Aquaduct Bridge carried up to 100 gal. of water a day for each inhabitant

Ara Pacis Augustae
13-9 BCE

Flavian Amphitheater

Rome, Italy

• Could seat 50,000 ppl
• Once opened, 100 days of games
• Tickets were sold for seating.
• Built to entertain the general public, keep their minds entertained. 
• Emperor Titus finished the construction

Arch of Titus

• Triumph of Titus, Relief panel
• Commemorative Architecture
• shows the spoils being carried through the city

Column of Trajan

• at one point had a bronze statue of Trajan atop, but was replaced with St.Peter
• Meaning/ Purpose: Commemorative Architecture
• Depicts Trajan's two successful campaigns against the Dacians
  
• not bands, it is a continuous frieze
• unrolled would be 625 ft. long
  

Pantheon 

• Built in honor of the 5 Planetary gods:
  
• Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus 
• Oculus - 27' in diameter
• Coffers line the dome
• Rotunda style -  method- dome on a drum Construction
• Purpose: Public Work
• was built for the public, temple of the gods
• Founder: Emperor Hadrian

Canopus of Hadrian

Tivoli, Italy 

• 15 miles outside of Rome
• reflecting pool 
• The reflection pool resembles that of the Egyptians
• Hadrian was a collector of Greek artwork
  

Baths of Caracalla

• Bathers went in a specific order:
  1) Caldarium-hot water
  2) Frigidarium - cold water
  3) Tepidarium - Tepid water
• These Baths also had numerous activities you could do, such as a gym, library, and commons.
• Was a social event for ppl to bath, men went on different days then women

Temple of Portunus 

• Lack of decoration around the frieze
• Propaganda to please the public

Young Flavian Woman

• the Roman ideal of a woman at that time
• light, pale skin was desired
• this woman would have had servants, not a worker of any kind
  
• prostitution would've rated higher than a singer or dancer even