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Explore iconic Roman artworks and architecture such as the Dying Gaul, Nike of Samothrace, and the Ara Pacis in this chronological overview spanning centuries from BCE to CE. Witness the evolution of styles and techniques that define Roman creativity.
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Dying Gaul, Roman copy of bronze original from Pergamon, c. 220 BCE
Nike (Victory) of Samothrace, Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace, c. 180 BCE
Portrait of a young boy, Hawara (Egypt), Roman period, c. 100-120 CE. encaustic on wood. Portrait of a husband and wife, wall painting from atrium in house in Pompeii, Italy, ca. 70-79 CE
“Unswept Floor” Mosaic, after painting by Sosos of Pergamon, 2nd C CE- mimesis: imitation of nature - trompel’oeil: “trick of the eye”
Polykleitos, Doryphoros, Roman copy after bronze original of c. 450-440 BCE
Model of a typical Etruscan temple of the sixth century BCE [after the Portonaccio Temple, Veii, Italy, c. 500 BCE (below)] Temple of Portunus, Rome, Italy, ca. 75 BCE
AraPacis, [“Altar of Peace”], Rome, 13-9 BCE , det. of South Procession - Augustus, Agrippa and imperial family
Forum and Markets of Trajan, Rome, 112 CE Pantheon, 125 CE, Rome
Painted tondo of Septimius Severus and family, Egypt, 193-211 CE
Dura Europos, Syria Founded by Romans 165CE Sacked by Persians 256CE Synagogue at Dura-Europos, Syria, with wall-paintings of Old Testament themes, ca. 245
Plan and Reconstruction of the Christian community house at Dura-Europos, Syria, ca. 240–256
Tetrarchs – 300CE, Porphyry, 51” tall Cathedral of St. Mark, Venice
Arch of Constantine, Rome, 312-15 CE (south face) Celebrating Constantine’s defeat of Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge (312 CE)