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Model of an Etruscan temple, 6th c. BC
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| Temple of Portunus, Rome, 75 BC (Republican) |
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| Head of an old man, mid-1stc. BC (Republican) |
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| a pseudoperipteral temple is one with free standing columns in the front (colonnaded portico) whereas the columns along the sides are engaged in the peripheral walls of the naos or cella. |
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| of or relating to the smallest of the seven hills of ancient Rome, the temple on it, or the gods worshipped there. |
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| a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 bc |
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| Masonry supporting a roman temple |
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| the unwritten code from which the ancient Romans derived their social norms. |
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| Flavian Amphitheater, a.k.a. Colosseum, Rome (70-80, Imperial) |
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| Apollodorusof Damascus, Forum and Markets of Trajan, Rome (98-112, Imperial) |
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| Pantheon, Rome (118-125, Imperial) |
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| produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults |
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| acanthus leaf shaped capitols and slender fluted shafts, most decorative order |
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| a place for government buildings and political transactions |
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| a large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof, typically at the eastern end, and usually containing the altar. |
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| a type of building, usually a church, that is typically rectangular with a central nave and aisles, usually with a slightly raised platform and an apse at one or both ends |
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| narrow rectangular part of the church |
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| Forum, Pompeii (2ndc. BC – 1stc. AD, Republican/Imperial) |
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| First style wall painting from the Samnite House, (late 2ndc. BC, Republican) |
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| Dionysiac mystery frieze, Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii (1stc. BC, Republican) |
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| Third style painting from the Villa of Agrippa Postumus(late 1stc. BC, Imperial) |
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| The Ixion Room, House of the Vetii(1stc. AD, Imperial) |
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| Roman dwelling for upper class |
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| an open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman house. |
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| a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries. |
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| Augustus of Prima Porta (c. 20 BC, Imperial) |
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| Vespasian (c. 75, Imperial) |
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| Marcus Aurelius (c. 175, Imperial) |
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| Constantine (c. 310, Imperial) |
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| statue of roman wearing military attire, often ornamented with scenes |
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| Such statues frequently commemorated military leaders |
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| a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin. |
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| a collective of winged gods associated with love and sexual intercourse in Greek mythology. |
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| The sculptural type of Venus Genetrix shows the Roman goddess Venus in her aspect of Genetrix (mother) |
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| Altar of Augustan Peace, Rome (13-9 BC, Imperial) |
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| Arch of Titus, Rome (79-81, Imperial) |
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| Column of Trajan, Rome (112, Imperial) |
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| Arch of Constantine, Rome (315, Imperial) |
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| a civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient Rome, held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the success of a military commander who had led Roman forces to victory in the service of the state or, originally and traditionally, one who had successfully completed a foreign war. |
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| used to commemorate victorious generals or significant public events, often decorated with carvings, sculpted reliefs, and dedications |
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| a type of narrative that illustrates multiple scenes of a narrative within a single frame. Multiple actions and scenes are portrayed in a single visual field without any dividers. |
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| the first Roman imperial dynasty, consisting of the first five emperors—Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero—or the family to which they belonged. |
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| Augustus preached of peace and admired the goddess Pax |
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| historiated honorific column |
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| giant column with spiral relief depicting scenes |
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| Roman enemies conquered by Rome in Trajan's Dacian wars |
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| epurposed building stone for new construction, or decorative sculpture reused in new monuments, is the result of an ancient and widespread practice whereby stone that has been quarried, cut, and used in a built structure, is carried away to be used elsewhere. |
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| generosity; giving freely |
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