Exam 2 : Roman Art and Archaeology

Bearded Head of Octavian, marble, 37-31 BCE, cryptoporticus of the forum, Arles, France

Apotheosis of Caesar, marble, 12-2 BCE, Belvedere Altar, Palatine Hill, Rome

When I had extinguished the flames of civil war, after receiving by universal consent the  absolute control of affairs, I transferred the Republic from my own control to the will of the Senate and Roman people,and for this service I was given the title of Augustus by decree of the Senate.

The Parthians I compelled to restore to me the spoils and standards of the Roman armies.   These I deposited in the inner shrine of the Temple of Mars Ultor (Mars the Avenger)  … The King of the Parthians sent his sons and grandsons to me in Italy, … seeking our friendship by means of his own children as pledges

Text from Res Gestate, 15-20 CE, Ankara (modern Turkey)

West Facade of the Ara Pacis Augustae, marble, 13-9 BCE, Rome

Procession of the Imperial Family, marble, 13-9 BCE, detail of the south frieze of the Ara Pacas Augustae, Rome

Bust of Livia, marble, early 1st century CE, Arsinoe, Egypt

Head of the heroic statue of Gaius Caesar, marble, early 1st century CE, Julian Basilica, Corinth, Greece

Aeneas Sacrificing, marble, 13-9 BCE, panel on the west facade of the Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome

Plan of the Forum Augustum. began 27 BCE and dedicated 2 BCE, Rome

Augustus as imperator, marble, early 1st century CE copy, Villa of Livia, Primaporta

Egyptianizing Detail, fresco, 10 BCE, Black Room, Villa of Agrippa Postumus, Boscotrecase

Funerary Relief with Cortege of the Deceased, limestone, 50-1 BCE, Amiternum

To Quintus Fabius Diogenes and Fabia Primigenia who lived with him 47 years, the freedmen, freedwomen, and family of Quintus Fabius Diogenes made (this monument).

Marble Funerary Altar, marble, 14-68 CE

Tomb of Caius Cestius, 15 BCE, Via Ostiensis, Rome

Tomb of Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces, marble, late 1st BCE, Rome

Pont-du-Gard, 16 BCE, Nimes, France

 Scaenae frons, marble, 16 BCE, Merida, Spain

Gemma Augustea, Sardonyx cameo, 15 CE

Blinding of Polyphemus, marble, 14-26 CE, Sperlonga

Portrait of Caligula, 37-38 CE, Asia Minor

 Claudius enthroned in the guise of Jupiter, 45-54 CE, theater, Cerveteri

Nero, marble, 48-51 CE, basilica, Velleia

Head of Nero, marble, 59-64 CE, Palatine Hill, Rome

Octagonal Hall of Domus Area, concrete construction, 64-68 CE, Rome

Head of Vitellius, marble, 69 CE

Head of Vespasian, marble, 75-79 CE

North side of the Colosseum, 70-80 CE, Flavian Amphitheater, Rome 

Arch of Titus, 81 CE, Via Sacra, Rome

Soldiers carrying the spoils of Jerusalem in the triumph of Titus, marble, 81 CE, South Side, Arch of Titus, Via Sacra, Rome

Statue of a Flavian woman in the guise of Venus, marble, late 1st CE, Porta San Sebastiano, Rome

Plan of the basilica, 80-70 BCE, Pompeii

Plan of the Forum Baths, 80-70 BCE, Pompeii

Aerial View of the Amphitheater, 80-70 BCE, Pompeii

Brawl in the Pompeii Amphitheater, large scale fresco, 60-79 BCE, House I 3 23, Pompeii

First style panel, fresco and plaster, mid 2nd BCE, House of Sallust, Pompeii

Tombs on the South side of the road outside of the Nuceria gate, local tufa, 2nd-1st BCE, Pompeii

Second Style mural paintings in cubiculum M of the Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor, fresco, 50-40 BCE, Boscoreale

Perseus and Andromeda, fresco mural painting, 62-79 CE, House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii

Still life with peaches, fresco, 70-79 CE, House of the Stags, Herculaneum

Plan of the Imperial Fora, Rome 1)Forum of Caesar 2)Forum of Augustus 3)Templum Pacis 4)Forum Transitorium 5)Forum of Trajan 6)Markets of Trajan

Markets of Trajan, concrete, 100-112 CE, Quirinal Hill, Rome

Column of Trajan, marble, dedicated 112 CE, Forum of Trajan, Rome

Detail, marble, dedicated 112 CE, Column of Trajan, Rome

Emperor and Captive “metope” from the victory monument, local limestone, 109 CE, Adamklissi

Facades of the arch of Trajan, marble, 114-118 CE, Benevento

Alimentary scene, marble, 114-118 CE, Arch of Trajan, Benevento

Profectio of Domitian, frieze, 93-95 CE, Cancelleria, Rome