High Empire thru Late Empire-for exam 3-post 5

Terms:

Apotheosis-becomes a god

Plebeian Style-unrealistic proportions, readable

Iconography-visual attributes that make them recognizable as them-self

Damnatio memoriae-Damnation of the memory of, must wipe them off the face of the earth, every picture, carved name etc.

Porphyry-rare purple stone, expensive

Hadrian

Mausoleum of Hadrian

Rome

Modern Name-Castel Sant'Angelo

Mimics Augustus's Tomb

Augustus's mimics the Etruscans

High Empire: Antonines

Antoninus Pius

looks like Hadrian

Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina

base of Antoninus Pius

Rome

Apotheosis-becomes a god

Combo-amazon/Athena

She-wolf on her shield-she represents Roma

drapery, idealized, classical greek manner

death of the classical style :(

Decursio

base of Antoninus Pius

Rome

Plebeian Style-unrealistic proportions, readable

First time style is used on an official monument

Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius

Rome

3

curlier hair

longer beard

deeply carved eyes

all equestrians shown with one hoof up

shown older and weary-against war

Portrait of Commodus as Herakles

Iconography-visual attributes that make them recognizable as them-self

image

wearing lion skin and a club, holding an apple like Herakles

Late Empire: Severans

Painted Portrait of Septimius Severus and his family (wife Julia Domna, Sons Gata and Caracalla, Gata is erased)

Egypt

tempera on wood

1

Damnatio memoriae-Damnation of the memory of, must wipe them off the face of the earth, every picture, carved name etc.

Portrait of Caracalla

2

angry, fierce

short beard carved out

short hair like a real military man

deep carved eye

Late Empire: Soldier Emperors

Much revolt and instability

very little architecture and art

Lots of portraits and sarcophagus's

Trajan Decius

4

all Emperors shown with short hair and beard

sad

Late Empire: The Tetrarchy

rule by 4

2 in the east, 2 in the west-older ruler and younger ruler

each ruler had their own capital

Portrait of the tetrarchs

from Constantinople 

Porphyry-rare purple stone, expensive

5

shown identical

two older, two younger

worried lines

hugging=united

swords=defense

Plebeian Style

Late Empire: Constantine

312 Battle of the Milivian Bridge

313 Edict of Milan

Missing pictures...will try to upload them soon.

Flavian through High Empire-Trajan for exam 3- post 4

TERMS:

Plebeian Art-readablility, pack in information, coexists with more official art

Basilica Ulpia-covered area by a roof

Rotunda-round base of the building

Oculus-hole on the top of a dome

Portico-covered porch with columns

Funerary Relief of a circus official

Ostia, Italy

Plebeian Art

Funerary Relief

from Amiternum

Augustan-same as circus relief

unrealistic

unconcerned with sizes

trying to show depth

Tomb of the Haterii

Rome

Mrs. Hateriis

She is shown biggest-most important

Plebeian style

High Empire: Trajan

Trajan: 3 locks of hair, similar to Augustus-the new Augustus

Apollodorus of Damascus, Forum and Markets of Trajan

Rome

Uses money from a successful Dacian campaign

ties himself to Augustus

Column of Trajan, 2 Libraries, Basilica Ulpia-covered area-2 football fields

Basilica Ulpia

Column of Trajan

Forum of Trajan

Rome

used as funerary

originally shows the victory against the Dacian's

Trajan was at the top until replaced by St. Peter

High Empire-Hadrian

Hadrian-shown with a beard, linking himself to the Greeks

Hadrian or later-eyes carved out

Hadrian's Wall

England

Fort at Housesteads

 

Typical Roman fort-basis for medieval castles

Pantheon of Hadrian

Rome

 

Temple to all the Gods

Obelisk from Egypt

Rotunda

Oculus