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Tuscan order
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similar to greek doric except there is a base and shaft is smooth, no grooves, no scuplture in pediment, on top of roof, genercic sculpture
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tumulus tomb
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mounds over tombs cut out of bedrock
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Augustus
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victorious general, first emperor of rome
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Corinthian order
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greeks invented it, but didn't use it much, Roman used it a lot, version of ionic columns, no curling volutes, use curling leaves
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groin vault
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tunnel vault cut through at center right angles by another tunnel
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verism
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very realistic copies every detail of person often based on a death max (wax mold of actual face)
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forum
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central plaza, square community center cities principle temple here
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basilica
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civic building for meetings, speaches, etc, avoided making basilicas with arches or vaults until end of empire
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nave
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tall middle section of basilica
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side aisles
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side pieces of building flaking nave
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amphiteater
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Roman normally oval, ampa means double, greek theaters were half circle, double half circle=whole circle or oval often for ritual combat
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domus
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upper class housing much more expanded than lower class, larger families, focused inwards on various courtyards in center of house
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atrium
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center most important courtyard rectangular opening in roof to let in air, light, and rain water, lots of solid walls of interior,
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mosaic
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changes from greek to romans, status symbol, sophistication, high status, very labor intensive
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Apollo from Veii
Etruscan 6th c BCE |
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Sarcophagus with Reclining couple
Etruscan 6th c BCE |
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Capitoline Wolf
Etruscan 5th C BCE |
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Arringatore
Etruscan/Roman 1st c BCE |
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Murals of the Villa of Mysteries
Roman Pompeii 1st BCE |
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Augustus of Primaporta
Roman 1st BCE/CE |
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triumphal arch
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monument to celebrate military victories, architecture w/o interior space, represents city gate
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encaustic
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hot wax painting, done w/ coloured wax, hardened quickly
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Baths of Caracalla
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end of 3rd century, built by caracalla to appease community so they wouldn't revolt, had shops, art galleries, lecture halls, used groin vaults domes, and clerestory windows
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Basilica of Constantine
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last major construction of roman empire, basilicas usually made of timber but this one was made of stone using archades, only 1/3 of it left
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Constantine
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emporer that reunified the Roman empire during 4th century, thought he was champion of christianity, issued order for no persecution of christians
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catacombs
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vast subterranean networks of galleries and chambers designed as cemetaries for burying christian dead, not created by christians
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apse
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a recess, usually semicircular in the wall of a Roman basilica or at the east end of a church
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central plan
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buildings parts are of equal or almost equal dimensions around the center. usually round or polygonal domed structures, also generally used for structures adjacent to main basilicas
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illuminated manuscript
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luxurious handmade book with painted illustraions and decorations
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Constantinople
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new capital city, now known as Istanbul, Turkey
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Justinian
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emporer of Byzantine empire in 6th century, empire reaches greatest extent
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pendentive
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four arches, masonry in between, turns corner, corners arch inwards, curvy triangle that supports dome
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chi-rho-iota
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three initial letters of Christ's name in Greek XPI which came to serve as monogram for Christ
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mandorla
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an almond shaped nimbus surrounding the figure of christ or other sacred figure
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icon
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portrate or image, especially in byzantine art, panel with a painting of sacred personages that are objects of veneration.
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iconoclasm
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the destruction of images, in byzantium, the period from 726 to 843 when there was an imperial ban on images. the destoyers of the images were known as iconoclasts.
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iconostasis
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in byzantine churches, a creen or partition with doors and many tiers of icons, separating the sanctuary from the main body of the church
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Transfiguration
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symbolizes not only his own death, with its redeeming consequences, but also the death of his martyrs, the lamb, also a symbol of martyrdom, appropriately represnts maryred aposltes
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Augustus of Primaporta
Roman 1st BCE/CE |
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Procession Frieze, Ara Pacis Augustae
Roman Rome 1st CE |
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Maison Carree
Roman Nimes, France 1st CE |
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Pont Du Gard
Roman Nimes, France 1st BCE |
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Colosseum
Roman Rome 1st CE |
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Arch of Titus
Roman Rome 1st CE |
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Spoils of Jerusalem, Arch of Titus
Roman Rome 1st CE |
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Column of Trajan
Roman Rome 2nd CE |
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The Pantheon (interior)
Roman Rome 2nd CE |
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman 2nd CE |
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The Four Tetrarchs
Roman 4th CE |
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Arch of Constantine
Roman Rome 4th CE |
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Arch of Constantine
Roman Rome 4th CE |
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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
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Early Christian
4th c. CE |
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Santa Costanza (interior)
Early Christian Rome 4th c CE |
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Christ as the Good Shepherd
Early Christian Ravenna 4th c. CE |
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Hagia Sophia
Anthemius, Isodorus Byzantine Istabul, Turkey 6th c CE |
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San Vitale
Byzantine Ravenna, Italy 6th c CE |
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Justinian and attendants
Byzantine San Vitale, Ravenna 6th c CE |
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The Transfiguration
Byzantine St Catherin Monastery, Sinai, Egypt 6th c CE |
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christ pantokrator
byzantine daphni, greece 11th c CE |
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St Mark's
Byzantine Venice, Italy 11th c CE |
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David Composing psalms, paris psalter
Byzantine 10th c CE |
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