Roman Art and Archaeology: Week 13

Fig. 18-1 Arch of Septimius Severus (looking southeast), Lepcis Magna, Libya, 203

Fig. 18-8 Chariot procession, northeast attic relief (“Frieze A”), Arch of Septimius Severus, Lepcis Magna, Libya, 203. Marble.

Fig. 18-10 Library of Celsus (looking west), Ephesus, Turkey, ca. 117–120

Fig. 18-12 South agora gate, Miletus, Turkey, ca. 165

Fig. 18-20 Interior of the synagogue, Dura-Europos, Syria, with mural paintings of Old Testament themes, ca. 245–256. Tempera on plaster

Fig. 18-19 Restored cutaway view of the Christian community house, Dura-Europos, Syria, ca. 240–256

Quadrifrons arch

A triumphal arch with four walls/posts instead of two

Julia Domna

Wife of Septimus Severus, from Syria, very distinctive image

mater castronum

feminine form of the title Augustus, translates to “mother of the camps/senate”

Geta

Second son of Septimus Severus, killed and had his image erased by his older brother after the death of their father

Caracalla

(r. 211-217) first son and heir of Septimus Severus

broken pediment

an unfinished president (top of the arch) on architectural arches

argentarii

group of private Roman silversmiths who funded public monuments

Forma Urbis Romae

A 2D “portrait” of the city of Rome built under Septimus Severus

Dura-Europus

garrison town in modern day East Syria under Roman occupation from 165-256

Fig. 17-3 Heroic statue of Septimius Severus, from Nicosia, Cyprus, ca. 197. Bronze

Fig. 17-1 Aureus of Septimius Severus, mint of Rome, 202. Obverse: Septimius Severus. Reverse: Julia Domna (center), Caracalla (left), and Geta (right). Gold

Fig. 17-2 Group portrait of Septimius Severus (top right), Julia Domna (top left), Caracalla (bottom right), and Geta (bottom left; erased), from Egypt, ca. 200. Tempera on wood

Fig. 17-12 West side of the Arch of Septimius Severus, Forum Romanum, Rome, 203. Marble

Fig. 17-14 War against the Parthians, northeastern panel relief on the Arch of Septimius Severus, Forum Romanum, Rome, 203

Fig. 17-16 Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, and Geta (erased) sacrificing, relief panel on the east side of the passageway of the Arch of the Argentarii, Forum Boarium, Rome, 204

Fig. 17-19 Plan of the Baths of Caracalla, Rome, dedicated 216

Fig. 17-22 Glykon of Athens: Farnese Hercules, early-third-century statue based on the Weary Herakles by Lysippos, ca. 320 BCE, from the Baths of Caracalla, Rome. Marble