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-Greek Geometric Amphora
-Terracotta
-Grave Marker
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-Polyphemos Painter, Amphora
-Terracotta
-Greek Oriental
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-Amphora showing Achilles and Ajax Playing a Board Game
-Artist: Exekias
-Archaic
-Shows rivalry between 2 Greek War Heroes |
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-Amphora showing achilles and penthesilea
-Artist: Exekias
-Archaic
-Fell in love the moment the blade pierced her skin. |
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-Achilles and Penthesilea Cup Interior
-Late Archaic
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-Kalyx Krater, The death of the children of niobe
-Artist: Niobid Painter
-Late Archaic |
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-Kalyx Krater showing unidentified scene
-Artist: Niobid painter
-Late Archaic |
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-Warrior by a grave
-Artist: Reed Painter
-Terracotta
-Classical Greece |
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-Battle of Issos
-From the house of faun pompeii
-Classical Greece
-Made of colored tesserae
-Shows Alexander the Great |
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-New York Korous from Attica
-Greek Archaic
-Has left foot forward (a strong pose displaying dominanace).
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-Hera of Samos
-Artist: Cheramyes Master
-Archaic Greek
-Votive figure dedicated to Hera
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-Peplos Kore
-Archaic Greece
-Has the "archaic smile" |
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-Kritios Boy
-Artist: Kritios
-Early Classical Greece
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-Diskobolos
-Artist: Myron (cast bronze original)
-Early classical
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-Warrior from Riace
-Early Classical Greece
-Subject is in a strong self confident pose |
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-Doryphoros
-Artist: Polykleitos
-Classical
-Original was bronze |
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-Reconstruction of the facade of the siphnian treasury
-archaic greece
-has caryatids |
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-Athena Herakles and Atlas
-Early classical greece
-Part of a set of 12 depicting the labors of herakles |
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-Acropolis, Athens
-Artist: Perikles
-Classical Greek
-Was used as a citadel because of its high walls |
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-East end of Parthenon
-Artists: Iktinos and Kallikrates
-Classical
-Sculptural creations were supervised by Phideas, a friend of Perikles |
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-Sulptures from left side of east pediment of parthenon
-Classical
-Has 3 goddesses: Iris, Demeter, and Persephone. |
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-Lapith and Centaur
-Classical
-A violent piece, showing strong emotion in centaur enlivens piece
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-Equestrian group of north ionic frieze of parthenon
-Artist: Phideas
-Classical
-Uses isocephaly meaning that all heads are generally level |
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-Phideas' athena
-Classical
-She appears armed and well represents the goddess of war |
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-Nike Adjusting Her Sandal
-Classical Greece
-Style on her clothing is called wet drapery |
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-Caryatid Porch of Erechtheum
-Classical greek
-Relaxed contrapposto pose (meaning standing with most weight on one foot). |
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-Theater at Epidauros
-Late classical greece
-Built around orchestra (large circular area meant for dancing). |
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-Aphrodite of Knidos
-Artist: Praxiteles
-Late classical Greece
-Compared with classical sculptures, aphrodite is represented with fleshier proportions and a fuller face. |
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-The Head of Alexander
-Hellenistic
-Shows him with hair parted down the middle which became characteristic of his portraits |
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-Winged Nike
-Hellenistic
-Has a lot of movement and shows her wings proudly and triumphantly out stretched
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-Aphrodite of Melos
-Hellenistic greece
-Reminiscent of sculptures from the late classical period, displaying women with fleshier proportions |
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-Boxer
-Hellenistic
-Shows man in a realistic way. Bruised, scarred, and aging. |
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-Laocoon and his two sons
-Hellenistic
-Displays the hellenistic taste for violence. |
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-Great Altar of Zeus
-Hellenistic
-Friezes celebrated the city and its superiority to the gauls |
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-Athena Battling with Alkyoneus
-Hellenistic
-Such works surfaced as a result of political threats to greek supremacy. |
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-Temple at Veii
-Late Archaic Etruscan
-Reconstructed using notes and drawings from the Architect Vitruvius |
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-Capitoline Wolf
-Etruscan archaic
-Children are Romulus and Remus. (Romulus kills Remus and founds Rome). |
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-Wounded Chimera
-Archaic Etruscan
-Hair standing on end, pose suggests it is poised and ready to strike |
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-Apollo of Veii
-Arcaic Etruscan
-Similar to Greek counter parts but depicts him as clothed rather than nude |
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-Uni nursing Herakles
-Etruscan Archaic
-Signifies Herakles' acceptance into the pantheon |
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-Tomb of the shields and chairs
-Etruscan Archaic
-Served as dwelling place for the dead |
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-Sarcophagus from Cerveteri
-Etruscan Archaic
-Terracotta, made to hold cremated remains not body. |
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-Sarcophagus of Ramtha visnai
-Etruscan Archaic
-Shows couple laying nude together rather than clothed which was typical of greek art of this time. |
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-Tomb of the leopards
-Etruscan Archaic
-Depicts women with lighter skin as opposed to the men with darker skin which was typical of other previous works of art. |
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-Insula
-Early Roman Empire
-Housing for middle class families |
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-Plan of Hadrians Villa
-Republican Rome
-The country villa was invented as a get away from the city |
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-Canopus, Hadrians Villa
-Republican Rome
-Hadrian recorded many of the structures he saw while traveling and had them reproduced at his villa. |
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-Plan of the Roman and Imperial Forums
-Republican Rome
-Political, religious, social, and commercial centers. |
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-Reconstruction of the Forums
-Republican Rome |
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-Plan of Basilica Ulpia
-Artist: Apollodorus of Damascus
-Used for commercial transactions and as a law court. |
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-Reconstructed cross section of basilica ulpia
-Artist: Apollodorus of damascus |
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-Colloseum
-Republican Rome
-Amphitheater for sports, games, and other spectacles. |
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-Pont du Gard
-Artist: Marcus Agrippa
-Republican Rome
-A massive irrigation system showing the grandeur of of Rome. |
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-Temple of portunus
-Republican Rome
-Raised up off the ground, symbolizing the emperors domination of the city |
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-Exterior View of Pantheon
-High Roman Empire
-Dedicated to all the gods |
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-Plan and section of the pantheon
-High Roman empire |
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-West side of Ara Pacis
-Early Roman Empire
-Was made to celebrate the peace of augustus after he made peace with the Gauls and returned home. |
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-South Side of Ara Pacis
-Early Roman Empire
-Shows adults with their children, encouraging members of the aristocracy to have more children. |
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-Trajan's Collumn
-High Roman Empire
-Honored the emperors victory over the Dacians |
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-The Arch of Titus
-Early Roman Empire
-Celebrated the suppression of a Jewish rebellion |
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-Relief from the arch of titus
-High Roman Empire
-Shows a large menorah, reflecting its importance to the jews |
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-Arch of constantine
-Late Roman Empire
-Only Arch containing 3 arches |
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-Medallions and Hadrianic frieze from arch of constantine.
-Medallions: High Roman empire
-Frieze: Late Roman Empire
-Makes use of spolia (combining old works with new work) |
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-Patrician with ancestor busts
-Early Roman Empire
-Shows the importance the romans placed on genealogy |
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-Portrait of a young flavian lady
-Early Roman Empire
-Shows woman wearing the characteristic curls up in a top heavy fashion |
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-Augustus of prima porta
-Early Roman empire
-It is a likeness but it is idealized. |
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-Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
-High roman empire
-Pictures from coins show that there used to be an enemy cowering beneath the horses raised leg |
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-The Tetrarchs
-High Roman empire
-Diocletian established the tetrarchy (four rulers) and each one of them rule a different nation |
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-Monumental Head of Constantine
-Late Roman Empire
-Was originally on a throne in the apse of the basilica, demonstrating his power of the roman people. |
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-Frescoes at Villa of Mysteries
-Republican Rome
-Depicts a marriage ritual involving dionysus and his wife, ariadne |
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-Columns and pediment with pavilion
-Early Roman Empire
-Frescoe with a tiny ornate picture of trees, architecture, and people. |
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-Hercules strangling serpents
-Early Roman Empire
-Zeus' wife was jealous and sent the serpents to kill hercules (who was the bastard child of zeus). |
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-Mummy case of artemidoros
-High Roman Empire
-Picture of the dead on sarcophagus indicates that being able to recognize the deceased was important even after the romans took over |
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| -Second to achilles as greatest greek warrior |
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| -Greek king of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in history. |
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-First Christian Roman emperor
-Established religious tolerance for christians in the empire |
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-Apotheosis - he was elevated to divine status
-Built pantheon |
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-Considered one of the last 5 good emperors
-Stoic philosopher |
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| -Fought in the trojan war on the side of troy because she accidentally killed her friend which made her want to kill herself. |
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| Prominent and influential General of Athens |
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| Greek philosopher, mathematician, and writer. |
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| Roman author, philosopher, and naval commander. |
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| -One of the founders of Western philosophy |
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| -Roman emperor and general |
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| -Persian king deified himself |
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-Wife and sister of zeus
-Queen of gods, women, and marriage |
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-Daughter of Zeus
-Goddess of war and wisdom |
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-Son of Zeus
-God of War and Carnage |
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| -Goddess of love and beauty |
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| Goddess of the underworld |
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