Roman Empire Republic

Question 1

Answer 1

Model of the city of Rome during the early fourth century

Colosseum

temples

forums

race track

Question 2

Answer 2

Temple of Portunus

adopted Etruscan style

mostly ionic

could be used for storage

made of marble

has a staircase and freestanding columns only at the front.

Question 3

Answer 3

Temple of Vesta

1st example of concrete was strong and quick to build

ionic

has an oculus, an opening for light

Question 4

Answer 4

sanctuary of Fortuna

built on a hill, ut was built higher than the hill

is now in ruins

terraces, ramps, shops, and porticos spread out over several levels

Question 5

Answer 5

A) barrel vault

B) Groin vault, combines 2 barrel vaults

C) Sequence of groin vaults

D) dome with an oculus

all made of concrete

Question 6

Answer 6

man with portrait busts of ancestors

this toga-clad man proudly displays the portrait busts of his father and grandfather

realism

Question 7

Answer 7

head of an old man

they took pride in old age

portraits of old men from distinguished families were the norm during the Republic

Question 8

Answer 8

roman general

has an old face but the body of someone young

based this life-size portrait of a general on idealized Greek statues of heroes and athletes, but the man’s head is a veristic likeness. The combination is typical of Republican portraiture.

Question 9

Answer 9

coin with the face of Julius Ceasar

put his own image on a coin while he was still alive, comparing himself to be godlike

Question 10

Answer 10

Funerary relief with portraits of the Gessii

pictures 2 slaves and their master, and them still honoring their master even after death

slavery depended on wealth, and a slave could buy their way out

Roman freedmen often placed reliefs depicting themselves and their former owners on the facades of their tombs. The portraits and inscriptions celebrated their freedom and new status as citizens.