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Art and Arc lvl 3 nz
Art and Architecture topic for NCEA level 3 in New Zealand
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08/23/2012

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What is the height of 'Patrician carrying Busts'?
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1.65m
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What is the date of 'Patrician carrying Busts'?
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end of 1st century BC to beginning of 1st century AD
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What is 'Patrician carrying Busts' made of?
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Marble
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Verism is used to portray what three qualities?
Definition
Age, Experience, Authority.
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What are some veristic features of 'Patrician carrying Busts'?
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balding, large ears, large nose, sunken cheeks etc.
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What style is 'Patrician carrying Busts'?
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Veristic
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Who was Commodus' father?
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Marcus Aurelius
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What style is 'Bust of Commodus'in?
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Antonine Baroque
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What features of 'Bust of Commodus' are particularly Antonine Baroque?
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Larger than life dimension, highly dramatic, elaborate etc
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Dimensions of 'Bust of Commodus'
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1.18m
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Date of 'Bust of Commodus'
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190 AD
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What is 'Bust of Commodus' made of?
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Marble
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What 3 particular objects link 'Bust of Commodus' with Hercules?
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Apples, Lion skin, club
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What links the 'Bust of Commodus' with Perseus?
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Shield with gorgon
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Why does Commodus try to link himself with Hercules? ('Bust of Commodus')
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-Trying to be divine, heroic, immortal
-Compensate for being bad ruler (had damaged Rome - civil war
-He was a crazy meglomaniac
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What does the Cornucopia (horns of plenty) symbolise?
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fertility prosperity and wealth
links to the golden age of Rome
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What warrior tribe is represented on the 'Bust of Commodus'?
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Amazons
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Date of 'Bust of Philip the Arabian'
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244-249 AD
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Dimensions of 'Bust of Philip the Arabian'
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71cm
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Material for 'Bust of Philip The Arabian'
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Marble (unpolished)
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What style is 'Bust of Philip the Arabian'
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Veristic
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What facial features on 'Bust of Philip the Arabian' reflect semitic heritage?
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big nose, strong jawline, prominent cheekbones.
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Where was Philip the Arabian from?
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Syria
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What was Rome like during the rule of Philip the Arabian?
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turbulent, unrest - economic, religious, military, political.
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Why is 'Bust of Philip of the Arabian' verisitic?
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worn face a sign of nobility, dignity, strength (A.E.A)
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How is 'Bust of Philip the Arabian' veristic?
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chunky stone, semitic features - realistic,wrinkles, pursed lips.
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What toga is 'Bust of Philip the Arabian' wearing?
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Contabulata
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Why is 'Bust of Philip the Arabian' wearing what he is wearing?
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Contabulata - citizens toga - one of the people. Propaganda
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What does classical Historian Wheeler say about Philip the Arabian?
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shifty, furtive, opportunistic
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What does classical Historian Hannah say about Philip the Arabian?
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cared about his people
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Two styles of Roman Sculpture
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Idealistic, Veristic
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What is a Patrician?
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Ruling, elite class of Rome
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Two different influences on Roman Temples
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etruscan and Greek
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Three orders of capitals
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Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
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What are engaged columns?
Definition
columns which attached to a wall - give the appearance of full columns
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Etruscan and Roman temples place importance on what aspect of the temple?
Definition
the frontal aspect
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In a Greek temple which side is more important?
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all sides are equally important
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What is the cella?
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central room of a temple
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Another name for the inner shrine
Definition
Adyton
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Another name for the Adyton
Definition
Inner shrine
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Name for the level which the columns stand on
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Stylobate
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Parts of the entablature
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Frieze, Architrave, Cornice
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Front part of the temple roof
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Pediment
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two types of column
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fluted, unfluted
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Nickname for the Maison Carree
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the square house
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date of the Maison Carree
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18-16 BC
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Who is the Maison Carree dedicated to?
Definition
Lucius and Gaius
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What style is the Maison Carree?
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hexastyle - 6 columns
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Define pseudo-peripteral
Definition
the appearance of a surrounding colonnade given by engaged columns
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Where is the Temple of Bacchus located
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Baalbek, Lebanon
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Date of temple of Bacchus
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150-250 AD
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Why is the temple of Bacchus named after Bacchus?
Definition
sculptural reliefs representing birth, events in life.
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Why is the Temple of Bacchus in Lebanon?
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Trying to include the far-out regions of Rome
Displaying grandeur of Rome
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Non-roman influences on the Temple of Bacchus
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adyton, use of local stone, surrounding colonnade
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in the Temple of Bacchus what sensation do the niches and internal colonnade add to?
Definition
sense of movement
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Inscription on the Pantheon?
Definition
Marcus Agrippa built this...
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Where is the Maison Carree?
Definition
Nimes, Southern France
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Who built the Maison Carree?
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Marcus Agrippa
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How many times has the Pantheon been rebuilt?
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3 (domitian, Trajan, Hadrian)
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Who built the FIRST Pantheon?
Definition
Marcus Agrippa
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Whose Pantheon stands today?
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Hadrians
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date of the current pantheon
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118-128 AD
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how many cornices does the Pantheon have
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3
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Who is the Pantheon dedicated to?
Definition
All gods - planetary Gods
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How did the Pantheon survive?
Definition
became a christian church
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What are the capitals on the Pantheon?
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Corinthian
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What are the unfluted columns on the Pantheon made of?
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Granite
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What are one of the finest features of the Maison Carree?
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tall slender fluted columns
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What sensation is created inside the pantheon as well as inside The Temple of Bacchus?
Definition
sensation of movement
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What, in the Pantheon, is the oculus?
Definition
hole in the roof
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How wide is the Pantheons oculus?
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9m
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How is the rain drained in the Pantheon?
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floor is slightly curved
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what techniques reduce the weight of the Pantheons rotunda
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dome gets thinner,recessed coffers, lighter materials
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Materials used in the Pantheon
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tufa, pumice, travertine, brick, cement
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name the three different sections of the Pantheon
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Rotunda, porch, vestibule
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Some believe the patheon is ....
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disjointed
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important stone at the top of an arch
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keystone
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define vault
Definition
a series of arches
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low relief vs high relief
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carved out slightly vs carved out deeply
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what is a relief sculpture?
Definition
carving onto the surface of a material
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Who built the Arch of Titus?
Definition
Domitian
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Who was Domitian to Titus
Definition
brother
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What type of arch is the Arch of Titus?
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Triumphal arch
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What is the date of the Arch of Titus?
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81-96 AD
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Who was Domitian and Titus dad?
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Vespasian
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What is the location of the arch of Titus?
Definition
close to the highest point on the Via Sacra (sacred way)which descends into the forum.
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What is on the spandrels of the Arch of Titus?
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Winged victories
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What event is being depicted on the Arch of Titus?
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Victory procession - victory over Jerusalem.
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What is being depicted on the south panel of the arch of titus?
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Soldiers carrying spoils of war
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What is the main focus of the south panel of the Arch of Titus?
Definition
Menorah
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What Dynasty were Domitian, Titus and Vespasian part of?
Definition
Flavian
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How does the sculptor of the Arch of Titus make it look more realistic?
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sense of movement - varies between high and low relief, 3/4 view, heads bob up and down.
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To pass through the arch of titus was an act of...
Definition
atonement and purification
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What is depicted on the North panel of the arch of titus
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The triumphant general celebrating victory and being crowned by a winged victory with a corona triumphalis.
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Why is the North panel on the Arch of titus significant?
Definition
first time divinities and humans depicted together.
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What makes the scene on the north panel of the arch of Titus allegorical?
Definition
helmeted amazonian virtus, personification of valour, genius of the people.
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What is different about the capitals on the arch of Titus?
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First appearance of composite capitals - ionic, corinthian
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What is depicted on the facade of the arch of Titus?
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opotheosis of Titus - becoming a God
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Propaganda of arch of Titus
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designed to be walked through along the sacred way, emphasising the greatness of the flavians - the genius of the people (supported by the people), divine approval of the gods - accompanying Titus.
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How many arches in the Arch of Constantine?
Definition
3
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Arch of Constantine is similar in style to which other arch?
Definition
Septimus Severus' arch
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Date of the Arch of Constantine
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312-315
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Arch of Constantine is the .... triumphal arch built in Rome
Definition
last
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Who was the Arch of constantine built by?
Definition
Constantine
Term
What was the arch of Constantine celebrating?
Definition
Constantine freeing the state from the tyrant Maxentius
Term
What on the Arch of Constantine is taken from Trajan?
Definition
Dacian captive statues
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What on the Arch of Constantine is taken from Hadrian?
Definition
Roundrels - depict hunts and sacrifices
Term
What on the Arch of Constantine is taken from Marcus Aurelius?
Definition
panels in the attic
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Why does The arch of Constantine have stolen sculptures on it?
Definition
to link Constantine to the great emperors and victorious generals.
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What was Constantine the first emperor to do?
Definition
become a christian
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Arch of Constantine - what is depicted on the North side?
Definition
constantine addresses the forum and gives out money
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Arch of Constantine - what is depicted on the east side?
Definition
constantine enters Rome in triumph
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Arch of Constantine - what is depicted on the south side?
Definition
seige of verona, battle where Maxentius died (battle of the milvian bridge)
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Arch of Constantine - what is depicted on the west side?
Definition
constantines army leaving Milan.
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What does Ara Pacis mean?
Definition
Altar of peace
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date of the Ara Pacis
Definition
13-9 BC
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who built the Ara Pacis
Definition
Augustus
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Where was the Ara Pacis originally?
Definition
field of Mars
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Why was the original location of the Ara Pacis ironic
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Mars = war, Ara Pacis = peace
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What is the overall message of the Ara Pacis?
Definition
a new age of peace and fertility has been instituted by Augustus
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outer lower register of the Ara Pacis
Definition
intricate floral design, acanthus, flowers, birds, insects, snakes = fertility
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What are the symbols are sacrifice in the Ara Pacis?
Definition
bull skulls, garlands
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What are the two reliefs on the west side of the Ara Pacis?
Definition
Roma, Aeneas
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What are the two reliefs on the east side of the Ara Pacis?
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Tellus, Roma
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Theme of the Tellus relief (Ara Pacis)
Definition
fertility and prosperity
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What is depicted on the north and south sides of the Ara Pacis?
Definition
an historical procession
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Who is on the north side of the Ara Pacis?
Definition
the senators wearing wreaths
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Who is on the south side of the Ara Pacis?
Definition
children (familial procession)
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What do the children on the Ara Pacis represent?
Definition
Augustus' policies to try and increase birth rates and the importance of families
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How did Bust of Philip the Arabian show anxiety?
Definition
pursed lips, looking up for divine guidance but facing down, contemplative.
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