The Roman Republic

  • Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Portunus) ca 75 BC
      * Portunus temple was: a mix of Etruscan and Greek Styles
      * walls made of: tufa
      * veneer: travertine
      * travertine: low-grade limestone
      * concrete used in unseen areas
  • Forum: Open gathering place
  • Temple of Besya, Tivoli, early 1st Century BC
      * Vesta: Goddess of the Hearth
      * Tholi/Tholos: Round Greek temple(s)
      * All round Roman temple were dedicated to: Vesta
  • Republican period: High Podium, Travertine, Corinthian Capital
  • Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Praeneste, late 2md Century BC
      * Hellenistic layout
      * concrete
      * stones in set to concrete
      * vault like
  • Man with Ancestral Busts, ca 30 BC
      * used to ensure the remembrance of spirits so they could move on
      * Verism style
  • Verism: Hyper realism, all aspects of the figure kept in tact ie baldness & wrinkles
  • Portrait Head of a Patrician, ca 75-50 BC
      * Gravitos