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Key characteristics of an Etruscan temple |
2. ration is 50/50 - porch/cella 3. cella @ back 4. central staircase 5. cella on a high podium (only way to get in is staircase 6. sculptures on the roof |
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capitolium
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a configuration in Etruscan temples in which the cella is divided into 3 sections (where the middle is the largest)
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monumental arches
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1. city gates- built into city walls
2. built over a road but near a major battle - to commemorate Roman victory 3. aqueduct |
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The Colosseum
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1. seating capacity is 45,000 to 55,000
2. favorite ways to punish criminals = make them reenact Greek Mythology (like Icarus) |
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The Colosseum (Building)
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1. underground passage from gladiator school to here
2. series of underground vaults 3. seating = based on social class 4. many entrances (each to a specific seating area) 5. columns: floor level (doric), second level (ionic), third and top level (corinthian) 6. Giant sunshade/raincover (Valum) |
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Lares
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family gods
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lararium
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where family gods were kept
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Public bath complex
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1. apoditerium (change clothes)
2. palestra (exercise) *optional 3. frigidarium (cold bath) 4. tepidarium (tepid bath) 5. caldarium (hot bath) |
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Imperial Fora
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1. Forum of Caesar - Temple of Venus Genetrix
2. Forum of Augustus - Temple of Mars Ultor 3. Templum Pacis - Temple of Peace (Flavians) 4. Transitorium - Temple of Minerva (by Nervae) 5. Forum of Trajan - Basilika Ulpia |
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Forum of Trajan
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1. 2 libraries: one w/ Latin, other w/ Greek 2. The Giant Column: *around 100 ft *narrative of two wars on it *Dacian Wars: Mesopotamia and Dacia
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Attic Style |
.1. On one lond side & both short sides. .2. Continuous frieze. .3. Usually Greek Myth |
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Asiatic Style |
.1. All around the sarcophagus. .2. Long sides split into multiple scenes - usually split by columns/architecture |
