Roman Flashcards
Ancient Roman Republic
509 BCE – 27 BCE
Roman Empire
27 BCE – 476 CE
how did continents differ in the past
since so much trade was by water, continents might be less significant than ocean routes for spread of cultures
The origins of Roman culture are
mythical
how is the culture mythical
in the literal sense, there are competing origin stories about how it was founded
before what we call the Roman civilization there were
earlier civilizations in the region, such as the Etruscans
Rome became a Republic governed by
landowning males
when did the Republic start to break down
In 60 BCE, Julius Caesar formed a ruling party
Key cultural values of the Empire
- more diverse than many other cultures
- Romans merge Greek religious belif and merge it with their own
- Adapt and adopt many Greek forms
- more centralized
- recognized the value in subduing populations if you can prevent unrest by giving services
how was Rome more diverse than other cultures
they allowed the worship of other gods
Verism
extreme realism in depiction
Verism can also be called
“warts and all” realism
Verism is most associated with
ancient Roman ancestor portraits
Verism was often used to idealized
age
The ancient Roman Republic is seen as a
city state
In 27 BCE, what did the new empire do
changed art
what were the biggest religions still alive today
- Christianity
- Islam
- Budahism
what was the turn of the century marked by
the religions spreading beyond their country’s border
After the Republic fell, it changed from _____ to ____
polytheistic to monotheistic
Head of a Man shows verism through its
detailed hair, beard, eyebrows, wrinkles
During the Ancient Roman Republic, what was sculpture used for
- remember great leaders
- pay tributes to ancestors
bust
sculpture of shoulders up
during the 300 BCE, what were the Romans doing
looking and admiring the Greek art
The Ancient Roman Republic was big on
coping other culture’s art
what do the eyebrows look like on the Heda of a Man
a crown of laurel leaves
the sculptures of Roman busts would have been ______ compared to Greece
less painted
what were the busts commonly focused on
worshiping ancestors
How were Roman Temples different than Greek temples
- Roman was smaller in size
- Roman was enclosed not open like in Greece
- The columns are for decoration, not structural support
- There was fewer sculptures around the temple
- it would have been raised higher than Greek
Roman temples were found
in centralized areas
unlike Greek temples, roman temples only had
one side with stairs not all sides
what did the enclosed temple mean
- the interior was bigger
Roman temples were used as
stores for loot
The Sculptures carrying ancestor busts were often used in
funerals
what was having a bust of the ancestors seen as
being upper class
Typically, politicians wanted to be seen as
young men, not old wrinkled men
moving away from ancestors, sculpture was seen more and more as
repersenting the emperor and not upper class
