Ancient Roman Art &

Architecture

Etruscan Civilization

Etruscans

Etruscan City

Porta Augusta

Arch

Porta Augusta

Etruscan Temple Model

Apollo Veii

Etruscan Tomb

Etruscan Necropolis

Tomb of the Reliefs at Cerveteri

Detail

Sarcophagus from Cerveteri, c.520BCE, Etruscan

Mural detail

She-Wolf, c.500BCE, Etruscan/Roman

Roman Empire

Map of the Roman Empire Interactive

Social Classes

Punic Wars

Pont du Gard

Roman Architecture

Triumphal Arch

Barrel Vault

Groin Vault/Cross Vault

Dome

Oculus

Roman Construction Techniques

Republican Rome & the Augustan Periods

Roman Ancestor Busts

Catacomb

Head of a Roman Patrician

Taking of the Roman Census

Augustan Sculpture

Augustus of Primaporta, Early 1st century CE, Roman

Livia

Augustus of Primaporta

Mars of Todi

Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, c.176 CE, Roman

Ara Pacis, 13-9BCE, Roman

Senators

Imperial Family

West Pediment

Tellus Relief

Imperial Architecture

Forum

Basilica Ulpia

Column of Trajan, 113-117CE, Roman

Trajan welcoming his soldiers

Colosseum, 72-80 CE, Rome

Vespasian & Titus

Colosseum

Floor

Seats

Architecture Behind It

Exterior

Pantheon, 125-8CE, Roman

Plan of Pantheon

Ceiling

Plan of Pantheon

Interior decoration

Arch of Titus

Egg and Dart Motif

Young Flavian Woman

Middle Aged Flavian Woman

Mosaics & Paintings

Mosaics

The Un-swept Floor

Roman Urn

Pompeii

First Style or Masonry Style

• imitated the appearance of marble panels

Second Style or Architectural Style

• creates a three dimensional world on the flat walls.

Third Style or Ornate Style

• A wall treated as a flat surface then divided by decorative horizontal and vertical bands with occasional pictures painted in decorative frames as if hung on the wall

Fourth Style or Intricate Style

• Combines all of the other styles

Late Empire

Romans and the Barbarians

Diocletian

The Tetrarchs, c.300CE, Roman

Constantine I

Battle of the Milvian Bridge

Chi Rho

Constantine's Constantinople

Mildenhall Dish