Rome Flashcards
The Republican Period
509-27 BCE
Temple of Portunus
Republican, Rome c. 80 BCE stone
Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia
Republican, Early 1st century
Veristic Male Portrait
Republican, 1st Century BCE, marble

Pompeii
Destroyed in 79 BCE (August 24th)
Atrium of the House of Silver Wedding
Republican, Pompeii, 2nd Century BCE

Frescoes from the Villa of the Mysteries
Republican, Pompeii, 65 BCE (second style)

Painting from the Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor
Republican, Boscoreale, 50 BCE (second style)

Frescoes from the House of the Vettii
Republican, Pompeii, 63-79 CE (fourth style)
The Empire
27 BCE - 476 CE
Early Empire
27 BCE - 96 CE
Ara Pacis
(Altar of Peace) Early Empire, 13-9 BCE, marble

Colosseum
72-80 CE, concrete, travertinne, tufa, brick, marble

Arch of Titus
Early Empire, 81 CE, Concrete faced with marble

Aquaduct
Early Empire, Segovia, 90 CE

Augustus of Prima Porta
Early Empire, 1st century CE, Marble

Portrait of Vespasian
Early Empire, c. 75 CE

High Empire
96 - 192 CE
Trajan’s Column
High Empire, 113 CE, marble

Pantheon
High Empire, 125 CE, concrete, marble, brick

Hadrian’s Villa
High Empire, Tivoli, 130 CE

Portrait of Hadrian
High Empire, 117 CE, Marble

Equestrian statue fo Marcus Aurelius
High Empire, 165 CE, bronze

Late Empire
192-476 CE
Baths of Caracalla
Late Empire, 211-217 CE, concrete and marble
Arch of Constantine
Late Empire, 313 CE, Marble

Basilica of Constantius Chlorus
Late Empire, Trier, Germany, 4th century CE

Portrait of the Tetrarchs
Late Empire, 305 CE

Monumental head of Constantine
Late Empire, 313 CE, Marble

Barrel Vault
is an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves, in the case of a pointed barrel vault) along a given distance

Groin Vault
is produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults.[1]The word “groin” refers to the edge between the intersecting vaults.

Veristic
(of art or literature) extremely or strictly naturalistic
Domus
In ancient Rome, the domus was the type of house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen during the Republican and Imperial eras.
Insulae
Atrium
an open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman house
Forum
meeting place that held markets and events; next to the basilica and other buildings
Basilica
state house; court building
Aquaduct
an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge supported by tall columns across a valley.
Triumphal arch
a monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road.
Engaged Column
embedded in a wall and partly projecting from the surface of the wall, sometimes defined as semi or three-quarter detached.
Oculus
a round or eyelike opening or design, in particular a circular window.
Coffer
a recessed panel in a ceiling.
Painting Styles
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Augustus
27 BCE - 14 CE
Vespasian
69 - 79 CE
Titus
79 - 81 CE
Trajan
98 - 117 CE
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
161 - 180 CE
Constantine