Rome Pt. 2 Flashcards
What book did Marcus Aurelius write?
Meditations
Column of Trajan
Marble 125 ft. High Topped by gilded bronze statue of reaper or Trojan (Lost) Snippets of scenes Continuous Narration 2,500+ individual figures Recurring figure of Trajan Relies on symbolism Imperial propaganda Trajan: Leader. Orator. Tactician. The Enemy: Incapable. Disorganized. Afraid. Spiraling relief flows upward Stretches 650+ ft. History if the Dacian campaign
What does gilded mean
Lightly covered in gold
Basilica Ulpia
113 AD Court of Law Easy access in and out Spacious interior 2 columned aisles 2nd gallery which created a clerestory
Parts of a Basilica
Atrium Narthex Nave Aisles Transepts Apse
What does the column of Trajan illustrate
Trojans victory in the Dacian wars
The Pantheon
"All the gods" Built under Hadrian Honors the Olympic Gods 125-128 AD Giant rotunda Diameter of rotunda and floor are equal Each Olympic God had an altar Oculus Built in the republic Rebuilt after first one crumbled
Oculus
Hole at the top of a dome
Coffer
Sunken panels in the shape of a square in a ceiling
Roman Mosaics
Made of Tesserae
The Unswept Floor
Floor littered with refuse
Mouse eating fruit
Shadow cast to show depth
By Heracleitus
Hadrian and his succession and successors
Close friend of Trajan
His wife was Plotina
Trajan appoints Hadrian as emperor
Hadrian and antonious had sexual proclivities
He appoints antoninus as emperor under the condition that antoninus appoints Marcus Aurelius as emperor after
First Roman law
The 12 tablets
Diocletian and his empire
Split the empire into halves
He ruled the east and appointed maximian (Augustus) as the other emperor
Each Augustus had a heir who held the title Caesar
The tetrarchs
One side older than the other side Military garb Each clasp their sword Togetherness Corner of basilica Diocletian and his 3 co-rulers Made of porphyry
Arch of Constantine
Celebrates in over Maxentius at the battle of Milvan Bridge. Decorations taken from various monuments
Rounders taken from monument to Hadrian
Edict of Milan
313 AD
First statement of religious freedom
What happened in the council of Nicaea
Christendom was recognized and accepted
Nicean creed
Proclaimed the beliefs of Christendom
What was the second capital of the empire
Constantinople
Where do most 2D art paintings come from?
Pompeii
What style are the columns in the pantheon
Corinthian
Encaustic
Form of art in which a dead person is drawn onto a piece of wood with colored wax
Pax Romana
Roman peace
Who was Galen
A surgeon. His book on anatomy and physiology was used for many others
Fall of Rome
Odoacer takes over rome
Architect of the forum of Trajan
Apollodorus
Name of cubes to make mosaics
Tesserae
Father of Trajan
Nerva
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
Originally Gilded 176 AD Military Commander Raised leg of horse = Trampled a barbarian Beard = Wisdom Philosopher No Armor He IS power Hands Raised = Orator Model for future sculptures because of the perfection of balance of size between man and horse Stoic Bronze
What are the tetrarchs made of
Porphyry
