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60 Cards in this Set
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BATTLE OF ACTIUM |
-31 BCE -Naval battle where Cleopatra and Mark Antony were defeated specifically by Agrippa (a roman General) -Due to this battle, Augustus gains ower because no one else was left competing for power |
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PRINCEPS |
-where the word "prince" stems from -principle using guy -main man |
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PRIMUS INTER PARCES |
"first among equals" |
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IMPERATOR |
guy who holds power |
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AUGUSTUS |
-august; revered; experienced -imressive -example of virtue |
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AUCTORITAS |
-authority; doer; author (persuasive) |
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TEMPLE OF CONCORDIA |
-built by Augustus' son and wife Livia in honor of Augustus |
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ROSTRUM |
-was rebuilt -promote the naval victory in Actium |
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BASILICA JULIA |
built in honor of Augustus' daughter Julia |
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PARTHIAN ARCH |
arch built for victory over Parthian |
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TEMPLE OF CAESAR |
-is attached to the Regia -in honor of Julius Caesar (Augustus' father) |
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BASILICIA AEMILIA |
the facade of this basilicia has a poritico in honor of Gaius and Lucius (the biological grandsons of Augustus from daughter Julia) |
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CURIA IULIA |
(missing information) |
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APOTHEOSIS |
ascending of an emperor as a god |
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CAELUS |
sky (god of the sky) |
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SOL |
-(Greek: Helios) -chariot of the sun -sun god |
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CLUPEUS VIRTUTIS |
"shield of virtues" -Julius gave every neighborhood these in bronze as a symbol of the virtue theat defends them. |
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MOS MAIORUM |
-references the 4 virtues -the ways of our better; the ways of our ancestors |
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AUGUSTUS' FOUR VIRTUES |
1) virtvs 2) clementia 3) ivstitia 4) pietas |
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VIRTVS |
-one of Augustus' four virtues -manliness -virtue |
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CLEMENTIA |
-one of Augustus' four virtues -forgiveness; mercy -clemency |
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IVSTITIA |
-one of Augustus' four virtues -justice |
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PIETAS |
-one of Augustus' four virtues -piety; respect -respect for the gods |
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PARTHIA |
-name of the Persian Empire during the time fo the Roman Empire -always the major threat to the roman Empire because they themselves were a great empire -Rome constantly dealt with "them" but like to think they're the only roman Empire "the orb of the world is ours to control" -requires military invasions back and forth many times -Crassus lost land to "them" while Pompey anc Caesar were fighting. Augustus was reclaiming this land against Cleopatra and Mark Antony. |
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PARTHIAN STANDARDS |
-the moves to signify new formations and the men follow -were holy objects dedicated to Jupiter; were not human property; was a sacrilege against the gods -wooden poles with light weight imagery added; has a cap at the top; imagery representing victories get added |
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PERSONIFICATION |
-human representation of a place or idea -generally displayed in Roman art as a seated figure |
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OIKOUMENE |
-matronly woman who represents the inhabited world -often has a crown like a city wall on her head to show that she represents civilization -(showing what Augustus has dominion over) |
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CORNUCOPIA |
curling horn of plenty |
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CAPITE VELATO |
"veiled head" |
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TEMPLE OF MARS ULTOR |
-about the same size as the Capiloline Temple |
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EXEDRA |
-architectural rooms in the shape of semi-circles -located to the sides of the Forum of Augustus on the Temple of Mars Ultor |
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AENEAS |
-the only prince to survive the Trojan War by fleeing with father (Anchises) and son (Iulius) -was an add on to Greek myth -Venus was said to be his mother, which is why he survived -founder of the Julian family -symbolizes filial piety |
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ANCHISES |
the father of Aeneas and grandfather of Iulius |
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Iulius |
-son of Aeneas; grandson of Anchises and Venus -father of the Julian family -is were the Julian family get their name and relation to Venus |
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SUMMI VIRI |
"great men"
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SPOLIA OPIMA |
-spoils in war and best -generally when an enemy (king) is killed in war, the victor carries around the enemy's armor |
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PAX |
perfsonification of peace |
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TEMENOS WALL |
-area of holy ground -designed to the divine god for them to feel welcome in the city |
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ACANTHUS |
-a plant -generally represented in the Corinthian order -symbolizing renewel and prosperity |
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BUCRANIA |
"bull skulls" -visual metaphor of sacrifice |
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POLYSEMY |
ability to acquire multiple meanings |
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SEMIOTICS |
-arbitrary systems of meaning -capable of overlap in meaning |
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LICTOR |
"bodyguards" -protect the emperor using fasces |
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FASCES |
bundle of rods -used to locate and protect the emperor among a crowd |
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CENOTAPH |
-is a funerary monument that DOES NOT contain remains -is a funerary marker of the deceased WITHOUT the remains |
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MAUSOLEUM |
-is a funerary monument that DOES contain remains -is a funerary marker of the deceased WITH the remains placed inside |
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SCENAE FRONS |
-the stage front -the stage building; setup: stage left (city), center stage with lavish door (palace), stage right (country) |
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PULPITUM |
-is called the "pulpit" -a decorative banding intended for relief sculpture and scenes showing Dionysis (the God of Theater) |
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ORCHESTRA |
flat semi-circular area located at the front of the stage |
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CAVEA |
major semi-circular area designated for seating the audience |
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COLUMN DISPLAYS |
-elaborate sculptural colonade -are supposed to be lavish and overwhelming -serve no structural purpose -are specifically for grandeur |
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TRIA NOMINA |
"three names" -Roman male citizens bear 3 names -is a mark of high citizen status 1) praenomen 2) nomen 3) cognomen |
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PRAENOMEN |
"first name" of Roman male citizen -possibiliy of recieving 1 out of 10 types -based on father's or owner's name -ex: GAIUS Julius Casear |
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NOMEN |
-"one name" -last name of Roman male citizen -based on father's or owner's name -the family name -ex: Gaius JULIUS Casear |
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COGNOMEN |
-title; nickname; insult; previous name -often an honorific (or insult turned honorific)name passed down over generations of Roman elite -freed slaves could use their original first name here -ex: Gaius Julius CAESAR -ex: Marcus Vergilius EURYSACES |
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THIRD STYLE PAINTING |
(10 BCE - 50 CE) high or fine painting quality a fresco technique that applies the watercolor brush strokes of Skiagraphia and the fictional architectures painted using skenographia |
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SACRO-IDYLLIC LANDSCAPES |
mini-landscapes painted using watercolor brushstrokes; usually displayed at eye-level |
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FLOATING FIGURES |
figures or landscapes delicately painted on the center of a villa wall and framed by a mass of solid color; red is a popular choice for the villa walls |
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IMPERIAL CULT |
-a notion of the numen; the idea to rule and do so successfully as proof of divine trait; was a way for local members to practice patriotism as they treated their devos (emperors that became gods) through worship in temples and at altars -was a way for the imperials to keep watch over the people and a way for people to gain popularity with the higherups |
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SPQR |
"Sinotus Populus Que Romanus" The Senate and the people of Rome. Part of the inscription Augustus put on the Shield of Arles. |
