Roman Art and Architecture: Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae

Vocabulary and identification flashcards covering key architectural plans, sculptures, wall paintings, and luxury artifacts from Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae, and Boscoreale.

Augusteum (Herculaneum)

Plan of the Augusteum,

Herculaneum, c. 41–54 CE

Augustus as Jupiter

Augustus as Jupiter, Marble, ca. 41–54

CE, found in the Augusteum, Herculaneum

Forum of Pompeii

Architectural Plan of

the Forum, c. 79 CE, Pompeii

Equestrian Statue from the Arch of Caligula

Equestrian Statue, Bronze, 1st

century CE, Arch of Caligula, the Forum, Pompeii

Altar of the Temple of Vespasian

Altar, Marble, 1st century CE,

Temple of Vespasian, Pompeii

Villa Pisanella

Architectural Plan, Villa Pisanella, 1st

century BCE- 1st century CE, Boscoreale.

Tiberius Cup

Tiberius cup, silver, c.

14-37 CE, Villa Pisanella,

Boscoreale

House of the Golden Bracelet

Architectural Plan, House of the Golden

Bracelet, 2nd century BCE–79 CE,

Pompeii.

Triclinium Wall Paintings of the House of the Golden Bracelet

Triclinium wall paintings (third style), fresco, c. 50 BCE-79 CE, House of the Golden Bracelet, Pompeii

Villa San Marco

Architectural Plan, Villa San Marco, late 1st

century BCE–79 CE, Stabiae

Wall Painting with a Seaside Villa (Villa San Marco)

Wall painting with a seaside villa, mid 1st

century CE, fresco, from a cubiculum off the

atrium at Villa San Marco at Stabiae

Medallion with a Seaside Villa (Villa San Marco)

Medallion with a seaside villa, mid

1st century CE, fresco, from the

poolside portico, Villa San Marco at

Stabiae

Relief of a Young Male Athlete (Villa San Marco)

elief of a young male athlete, stucco, 1st

century CE, from the nymphaeum of Villa San Marco at Stabieii

House of the Ephebe

Architectural Plan, House of the Ephebe,

final renovation mid-1st century CE–79 CE,

Pompeii

Nilotic Scene from the Summer Triclinium

Nilotic scene from the summer

triclinium, fresco on stone dining

couch, c. 54-68 CE, House of the

Ephebe, Pompeii

Temple of Isis (Pompeii)

Architectural Plan, Temple of Isis, c. 100 BCE – 79 CE,

Pompeii

Io Received by Isis at Canopus

Io Received by Isis at

Canopus, fresco (Fourth

Style), c. 62–79 CE, great hall

(ekklesiasterion), Temple of

Isis, Pompeii

Villa of the Papyri

Architectural Plan, Villa of the Papyri, c.40 BCE–79 CE, Herculaneum

Doryphoros Herm by Apollonius of Athens

Doryphoros Herm by Apollonius

of Athens, Bronze, c. 50-1 BCE,

Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum

Archaic-Style Athena

Archaic-Style Athena, Marble, 1st

century BCE (Roman copy of a

Greek original from Athens), Villa

of the Papyri at Herculaneum

Tomb of Naevoleia Tyche

Tomb of Naevoleia Tyche, marble,

50–75 CE, Porta Ercolano