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UW ART H 201 Rome - Terms for final
UW ART H 201 quiz 4- Rome
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11/14/2011

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Roman House
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fauces, atrium, impluvium, compluvium, cubiculum, ala, tablinum,
triclinium, peristyle
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Hadrian
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pastiche
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Second Sophistic
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decursio
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The ritual circling of a Roman funerary pyre
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bird's eye perspective
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The image seen from overhead.
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nodus
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The nob of hair on top of Roman women's hair
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caldarium, frigidarium, tepidarium, palestra, natatio
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Caldarium: The hot bath
Frigidarium: Cold bath
tepidarium: Warm bath
Palestra:
Natatio:
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Chi Rho
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The first two letters of Christ's name
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tondo/roundel
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A circular painting or relief sculpture
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Mithras
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tetrarchy
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"Rule by four" A type of Roman government established in the late third century CE by Diocletian in an attempt to foster order by sharing power with potential rivlas
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spolia
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Christogram
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The three initial letters (chi-rho-iota) of Christ's name in Greek, which came to serve as a monogram for Christ
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basilica
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A public building for legal and other civic proceedings, rectangular plan with an entrance usually on a long side.
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the 4 styles of Roman wall painting
exedra
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Trajan
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damnatio memoriae
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The Roman decree condemning those who ran afoul of the Senate. Those who suffered damnatio memoriae had their memorials demolished and their names erased from public inscriptions.
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Flavians- Vespasian, Titus, Domitian
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apotheosis
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Elated tot he rank of gods, or the ascent to heaven
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composite capital
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A capital combining Ionic volutes and Corinthian acanthus leaves
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spandrels
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The roughly triangular space enclosed by the curves of adjacent arches and a horizontal member connecting their vertexes; also,t he space enclosed by the curve of an arch and an enclosing right angle. The area between the arch proper and the framing columns and entablature.
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triumphal arch
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rustication
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To give a rustic appearance by roughening the surfaces and beveling the edges of stone blocks to emphasize the joints between them.
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Livia
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Augustus
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attic
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The uppermost story of a building, triumphal arch, or city gate
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Pax Romana
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atmospheric perspective
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Creates the illusion of distance by the greater diminution of color intensity, the shift in color toward an almost neutral blue, and the blurring of contours as the intended distance between eye and object increases.
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