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16 Cards in this Set
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What were some architectural innovations of the Romans? |
- arch - barrel vault - groin vault - dome - concrete |
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What were some characteristics of a upper-class Roman home? |
- atrium (courtyard) - impluvium (pool in centre to collect rainwater)
< House of the Vettii, Pompeii < 62-79 CE
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What types of buildings did the majority of Roman citizens live in? |
Isulae (apartment blocks)
< Insula in Ostia < 2nd century CE |
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Pont-du-Gard (16 BCE) - Aqueduct |
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Markets of Trajan (100 CE) |
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Pantheon (118-125 CE) |
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Collosseum, Rome (70-80 CE) |
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Basilica of Constantine, Rome (306-312 CE) |
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Arch of Titus (81 CE) |
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Column of Trajan, Rome (112 CE) |
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Maison Carrée, Nîmes (1-10 CE) |
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Temple of Vesta (7th century BCE) |
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Palace of Diocletian, Croatia (300-305 CE) |
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How are Roman and Greek temples different? |
Rome vs. Greek Temples
- steps in front vs. steps on all sides - engaged columns and extended cella vs. free-standing columns - concrete with marble facing vs. solid marble - arch vs. post and lintel |
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Augustus (20 BCE) < modelled after Greek sculpture "Doryphoros" |
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What are some characteristics of Roman portraiture? |
- highly realistic portraits made after death - ancestors were very significant to families |
