classics quiz 3

portrait of vespasian

where: Rome When: 75-79 CE

-shows a shift away from judio-claudian dynasty because there is no eternal youthfulness shown, Vespasian looks his age in the portraiture.

-Flavians are known to be bald which explains his receding hairline.

portrait of Titus

Rome 70-80 CE

-He is wearing a toga

-shows contrapposto or a natural looking stance

-the folds on his toga are more deeper and it looks like it couldve been made by a drill.

The flavian Amphitheatre

Rome 80 Ce

-was built over the domus aurea and it holds 50,000 people.

-Used Gladiatorial combat which came from etruscan funerary games.

-there are four levels and it had a retractable roof to provide shade.

Temple of Peace

-built by vespasian to celebrate the end of the civil war.

-has private art from the domus aurea displayed so the citizens can see.

baths of titus

• monumental baths built over domus aurea.

• the baths were very large so they had to run for 24 hours.

portrait of Domitian

Rome, 90 CE

-his bangs represent a characteristic of Judio-claudian style.

-His hair looks like it could be a wig.

cancelleria Reliefs

Rome, 93-96 Ce

• would’ve depicted a ceremony of Domitian being led out of the city to war by the gods.

• domitian face was replaced by Nerva his successor.

The equestrian statue of domitian

misneum 95 CE

shows earliest evidence of imperial hunting.

originally had domitian face on it by it was recarved to depcit nerva after domitian died.

portrait bust of a flavian woman

Rome 90 Ce

• use of drill to create the deep curls in the portrait

• ornate style and depiction of youthfulness.

the arch of titus

Rome 81 Ce

erected by domitian to celebrate his brothers victory (titus) over the jewish rebels

Has the reliefs of spoils which shows the roman soliders marching into the temple.

Has the relief of apotheosis which shows titus being diefied by titus being carried to the heavans on the back of an eagle.

Portrait of trajan

Ostia 110 ce

-depicts him as generally victorious by showing the bull slaying victories on his breastplate.

he is wearing shoes so he isn’t deified.