consecratio
the act of the Roman Pontifices (priests) declaring something sacred/making it belong to the Gods
paludamentum
a military commander’s cape tied over one shoulder
Anontinus Pius
ruled 138-161; adopted by and succeeded Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
ruled 161-180; adopted by and succeeded Anontinus Pius
Lucius Verus
ruled 161-169; adopted by Marcus Aurelius but co-ruled with Marcus Aurelius
Commodus
ruled 180-192; succeeded Marcus Aurelius
co-ruling
experiments by Roman emperors to attempt having partnered leadership
Hercules Romanus
the guise of Commodus in Hercules, trying to make himself seem more powerful and victorious by associating with Hercules
Septimus Severus
ruled 193-211; succeeded Commodus
Vatican necropolis
large necropolis built underneath the Vatican, split into elite and non-elite sections, featured “house-front tombs”
hybridity
the fusing of two cultures to create something new, associated with Egyptian and Roman funerary art/practices
Fig. 14-3 Bust of Antoninus Pius, from Lanuvium, ca. 138–140. Marble
Fig. 14-2 Hadrian and the Antonine emperors, from the Great Antonine Altar, Ephesus, Turkey, ca. 169. Marble
Fig. 14-5 Bust of young Marcus Aurelius, ca. 140. Marble
Fig. 14-14 Temple of Faustina the Elder. Via Sacra, Rome, begun 141; rededicated in 161 as the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Fig. 14-11 Cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus, from Marengo, 161–169. Silver
Fig. 14-15A Pedestal of the Column of Antoninus Pius, from Piazza Montecitorio, Rome, ca. 161 (know both faces!)
Fig. 14-16 Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder, pedestal of the Column of Antoninus Pius, from Piazza Montecitorio (Fig. 14-15A detail)
Fig. 14-17 Decursio, pedestal of the Column of Antoninus Pius, from Piazza Montecitorio (Fig. 14-15A detail)
Fig. 14-8 Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, from Rome, ca. 175. Bronze
detail of the face of the Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Fig. 14-17A Adlocutio and presentation of prisoners, two panels from a lost arch of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, ca. 176–180, reused on the Arch of Constantine (fig. 21-6). Marble
Fig. 14-12 Bust of young Commodus, from Lanuvium, ca. 175–177. Marble
Fig. 14-21 Column of Marcus Aurelius (looking northwest), Rome, ca. 176–180
Fig. 14-22A Adlocutio, detail of the spiral frieze of the Column of Marcus Aurelius
Fig. 14-24C Cavalry battle, detail of the spiral frieze of the Column of Marcus Aurelius
Fig. 15-18 Roman tombs, Catacomb of Saint Sebastian, Via Appia, Rome, 150 – 200 CE
Fig. 16-8 Man and woman in the guise of Mars and Venus, from the Isola Sacra necropolis, Ostia, \n ca. 145–150. Marble
Fig. 16-2 Sarcophagus with massacre of the Niobids, from a tomb outside the Porta Viminalis, Rome, ca. 134–140. Marble
Fig. 16-7 Sarcophagus with kline portrait of a woman, from Rapolla, near Melfi, ca. 165–170. Marble
Fig. 16-15 Mummy portrait of a young woman, from Hawara, Egypt, ca. 110–120. Encaustic on wood