Roman Sculpture

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Roman sculpture was an integral part of Roman life, and the Romans placed statues and reliefs in their fora, basilicas, temples, and public baths, as well as in their houses, villas, gardens, and tombs. In this classic book—featuring some new color images taken by the author—Diana E. E. Kleiner discusses all the major public and private monuments in Rome, as well as many less well known monuments in the capital and elsewhere in the empire. She examines art commissioned by the imperial elite and by private patrons, including freedmen and slaves, and she also highlights monuments honoring women and children. Kleiner demonstrates that the social, ethnic, and geographical diversity of Roman patronage led to an art that was eclectic and characterized by varying styles, often tied to the social status of the patron. She also examines the interrelations between works produced for different kinds of patrons.

Kleiner begins with a long thematic introduction that describes Rome and its empire, characterizes patrons from the capital and the provinces, discusses the position of the artist in Roman society and the materials he used, and presents a history of the study of Roman art. The remaining chapters constitute a chronological examination of Roman sculpture from the foundation of Rome in 753 B.C. to the transfer of the capital to Constantinople in A.D. 330. In each period the monuments are divided by type, for example, portraiture, state relief sculpture, the art of freedmen, and provincial art. Throughout, Kleiner treats Roman sculpture in its cultural, political, and social contexts and, wherever possible, as an element of the architectural complex in which it was set.

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PublisherYale University Press

Print publication date November 1992 (in print)

Print ISBN 9780300046311

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List of illustrations

She-Wolf
Brutus
Relief of a shepherd from Lucera
Stater with portrait of Titus Quinctius Flamininus, obverse
Monument of Aemilius Paullus, battle relief with riderless horse
Athlete
Orestes and Electra, from Pozzuoli
Orestes and Pylades or The San Ildefonso Group
Ludovisi Group
The Arringatore, from Lake Trasimene
Pseudo-Athlete, from Delos
General, from the Temple of Hercules at Tivoli
Portrait statue with masks of ancestors
Head of a man, from Rome
Portrait of a man, from near Cumae
Portrait of a man, from near Otricoli
Portrait of Octavia, from Velletri
Portrait of an old woman, from Palombara Sabina
Funerary relief of the Fonteius family, from the Via Labicana
Tomb of the Fonteius family, from the Via Labicana
Funerary relief of a man and his wife, from the Via Statilia
Funerary relief of a soldier, from Via Appia
Portrait of Pompey the Great, from the Lician tomb on the Via Salaria, Claudian copy of a portrait of 50 BC
Portrait of Pompey the Great, Claudian copy of a portrait of 70–60 BC
Denarius with portrait of Julius Caesar
Portrait of Julius Caesar, from Tusculum
Portrait of Julius Caesar, from Egypt
Portrait of Julius Caesar
Statue of Mark Antony
Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus, Seethiasos, from Rome
Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus, Census and Sacrifice, from Rome
Cività Castellana base, Aeneas, Mars, and Victory, from Falerii
Cività Castellana base, Venus and Vulcan, from Falerii
Relief from the Piazza della Consolazione, Victory and shield
Relief from the Piazza della Consolazione, trophies and shield
Pediment from the Via S. Gregorio
Sestertius with portrait of Octavian, obverse
Sestertius with portrait of Divus Julius, reverse
Portrait of Octavian, from the cryptoporticus in Arles
Portrait of Octavian
Portrait of Augustus as pontifex maximus, from the Via Labicana
Portrait of Augustus as imperator, from the Villa of Livia at Primaporta
Portrait of Augustus
Equestrian statue of Augustus, from the North Aegean Sea
Portrait of Augustus
Portrait of Augustus, from Ariccia
Gemma Augustea
Portrait of Lucius Caesar, from dynastic group in Julian Basilica, Corinth
Portrait of Augustus, from dynastic group portrait in Julian Basilica, Corinth
Portrait of Gaius Caesar, from dynastic group in Julian Basilica, Corinth
Portrait of Gaius Caesar
Portrait of Marcus Agrippa, from the Forum of Gabii
Portrait of Livia
Portrait of Livia, from the Fayum
Dupondius with portrait of Livia as Salus Augusta
Cameo with Livia Holding a Bust of Augustus (?)
Cameo with portrait of Octavia
Funerary relief of Lucius Vibius and Vecilia Hila
Fragmentary funerary relief of a man, his wife, and their son
Funerary relief of freedmen of the Furius family
Kline portrait of a boy
Plaque with the struggle of Apollo and Hercules for the Delphic tripod, from the Temple of Apollo Palatinus
Fragment of frieze with battle scene, from the Temple of Apollo Sosianus
Fragment of frieze with procession and ferculum, from the Temple Apollo Sosianus
Reconstruction of pedimental sculptures from the Temple of Apollo Sosianus
Relief with battle between Romans and Gauls, from Rome
Denarius with obverse of Parthian Arch of Augustus
Sorrento Base, Diana, Apollo, and Leto
Basilica Aemilia, Rape of the Sabines
Basilica Aemilia, Punishment of Tarpeia
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, general view from west
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, altar with procession
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, interior with garlands and bucrania
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, south frieze, Augustus and lictors
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, south frieze, Marcus Agrippa and imperial family
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, north frieze, senators
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, north frieze, senators and imperial family
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, southwest panel with Aeneas
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, south and southeast sides
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, southeast panel with Italiae Tellus
Ara Pacis Augustae, Reconstruction of complex with Mausoleum of Augustus, ustrinum, and obelisk
Rome, Forum of Augustus, model
Rome, Forum of Augustus caryatids
The Algiers relief with Mars, Venus, and Divus Julius
Belvedere altar, Victory and shield
Belvedere altar, apotheosis of Julius Caesar
Amiternum relief with gladiatorial combat
Amiternum relief with funerary procession
Amiternum relief with funerary procession, deceased, and family
Rome, Tomb of Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces, general view
Rome, Tomb of Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces, model
Tomb of Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces, portrait relief of Eurysaces and Atistia
Rome, Tomb of Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces, baking frieze with mills and formation of loaves
Rome, Tomb of Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces, baking frieze with oven
Rome, Tomb of Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces, baking frieze with weighing of loaves
Susa, Arch of Augustus, general view
Susa, Arch of Augustus, frieze with treaty signing of Augustus and Marcus Cottius and suovetauralia
Pola, Arch of the Sergii, model
St-Rémy, Monument of the Julii, general view
Portrait of Tiberius, from the Fayum
Portrait of Tiberius, from Rome
Portrait of Caligula
Portrait of Caligula
Portrait of Caligula, from Asia Minor
Aureus with portrait of Claudius as a youth
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Lanuvium
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Olympia
Portrait of Claudius, from the theater in Cerveteri
Portrait of Tiberius, from the theater in Cerveteri
Portrait of Nero as a boy, from the basilica at Velleia
Portrait of Nero
Portrait of Nero, from the Palatine
Portrait of Nero
Bust of Antonia the Younger
Portrait of Livia, from the tomb of the Licians, Rome
Portrait of Agrippina the Younger
Suovetaurilia
Ara Pietatis Augustae, togati and flamen
Ara Pietatis Augustae, sacrifice and Temple of Magna Mater
Ara Pietatis Augustae, sacrifice and Temple of Mars Ultor
Dynastic relief from a Claudian monument
Altar of the Vicomagistri
Monument of Lusius Storax, gladiator relief
Monument of Lusius Storax, tympanum relief with Storax and other togati
Portrait of Lusius Storax
Grand Camée de France
Marriage cameo
Silver cup (now lost), clementia of Augustus, from the villa at Boscoreale
Silver cup (now lost), Triumph of Tiberius, from the villa at Boscoreale
Orange, Arch of Tiberius, general view
Sestertius with Arch of Nero, Rome
Mainz, Jupiter column, general view
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Augustus Sebatos relief
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Claudius vanquishing Britannia
Sestertius with portrait of Galba, from Rome
Aureus with portrait of Otho, from Rome
Portrait of Vitellius
Portrait of Vespasian, from Carthage
Portrait of Vespasian
Portrait of Vespasian, from Ostia
Portrait of Titus, from Herculaneum
Portrait of Titus
Portrait of Titus as a magistrate, from a garden near the Lateran
Portrait of Domitian, from a villa in Labicum
Portrait of Domitian, from Rome
Portrait of Marcia Furnilla, from a villa near Lake Albano
Portrait of Julia Titi
Portrait of Domitia, from Terracina
Portrait of Vibia Matidia (?)
Cult statue of Mars
Dionysus, from the Aula Regia of the imperial palace on the Palatine hill
Hercules, from the Aula Regia of the imperial palace on the Palatine hill
Nollekens Relief, from the Coenatio Jovis of the imperial palace on the Palatine hill
Rome, Arch of Titus, general view
Rome, Arch of Titus, spoils relief
Rome, Arch of Titus, triumph relief
Rome, Arch of Titus, vault with apotheosis of Titus
Cancellaria Reliefs, adventus of Vespasian
Cancellaria Reliefs, profectio of Domitian
Rome, Forum Transitorium, view of colonnade
Rome, Forum Transitorium, detail of frieze
Funerary altar of Cornelia Glyce
Funerary altar of Q. Gavius Musicus
Tomb of the Haterii, lying-in-state relief
Tomb of the Haterii, Sacra Via Relief
Tomb of the Haterii, tomb-crane relief
Tomb of the Haterii, portrait of the deceased wife of Quintus Haterius
Tomb of the Haterii, portrait of Quintus Haterius
Portrait of Nerva
Portrait of Nerva, from Tivoli
Portrait of Trajan
Portrait of Trajan, formerly in the Villa Albani
Portrait of Trajan as imperator, from Ostia
Portrait of Trajan, from Ostia
Portrait of Trajan's father on a shield
Portrait of Plotina, from Ostia
Rome, Forum of Trajan, plan
Fragment of frieze of Basilica Ulpia, from Forum Trajan, Rome
Rome, Column of Trajan, general view
Rome, Column of Trajan, view through columns of Basilica Ulpia
Rome, Column of Trajan, detail of spiral frieze with suicide of Decebalus
Rome, Column of Trajan, detail of spiral frieze with Roman army crossing bridge over Danube River
Rome, Column of Trajan, detail of spiral frieze with Roman soldiers offering severed Dacian heads to Trajan
Rome, Column of Trajan, detail of spiral frieze with Victory writing on a shield
Arch of Constantine, detail
Arch of Constantine, detail
Extispicium relief, from the Forum of Trajan, Rome
Arch of Trajan, general view of country side
Arch of Trajan, general view of city side
Benevento, Arch of Trajan, alimenta panel
Benevento, Arch of Trajan, sacrifice panel
Benevento, Arch of Trajan, city side attic with Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva
Benevento, Arch of Trajan, city side attic with Trajan receiving thunderbolt from Jupiter
Pozzuoli Arch, Roman soldier
Pozzuoli Arch, Roman soldiers
Adamklissi, Trophy of Trajan, metope XXXIV with Roman soldier and Dacian archer
Adamklissi, Trophy of Trajan, metope XXVIII with equestrian Roman and Dacian foe
Adamklissi, Trophy of Trajan, metope XLII with Dacian family in ox-drawn cart
Athens, Monument of Philopappos, general view
Athens, Monument of Philopappos, processus consularis
Circus relief, perhaps from Ostia
Portrait of Hadrian
Portrait of Hadrian
Portrait of Hadrian in a toga
Portrait of Hadrian, from Hierapytna (Crete)
Portrait of Sabina
Portrait of Antinous as Apollo, from Delphi
Portrait of Antinous as Bacchus
Relief with portrait of Antinous as Silvanus, from Lanuvium
Portrait of Antinous as an Egyptian pharaoh, from Poikile, Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli
Knidian Aphrodite, from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli
Tivoli, Hadrian's Villa, Canopus with sculptural decoration, general view
Tivoli, Hadrian's Villa, Canopus, crocodile
Tivoli, Hadrian's Villa, Canopus, caryatid
Hadrian's Villa, Canopus, caryatid
Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani, adlocutio
Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani, burning of debt records
Chatsworth Relief, from Rome
Arch of Constantine, detail of tondo with sacrifice to Hercules
Arch of Constantine, detail of tondo with boar hunt
Arco di Portogallo, Alimenta panel
Relief from the Arch of Portugal: apotheosis of Sabina
Adventus relief
Sarcophagus of a member of the family of the Cornelii Scipiones
Caffarelli Sarcophagus
Orestes Sarcophagus, from a tomb near the Porta Viminalis
Sarcophagus with battle between Greeks and Amazons
Sarcophagus with battle between Greeks and Gauls, from Via Amendola
Velletri Sarcophagus, from Velletri, long side
Velletri Sarcophagus, from Velletri, other long side
Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Formia
Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Ostia
Portrait of Antoninus Pius
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Portrait of Lucius Verus
Portrait of Lucius Verus, from the silver treasure of Marengo
Portrait of Commodus, from Lanuvium
Portrait of Commodus
Portrait of Commodus as Hercules, from the Esquiline hill
Reconstruction of group of Commodus as Hercules and two tritons
Portrait of Faustina the Elder, from Lanuvium
Portrait of Faustina the Younger, from Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli
Portrait of Faustina the Younger
Group portrait of a man and woman as Mars and Venus, from Isola Sacra
Group portrait of a man and woman as Mars and Venus, from Ostia
Group portrait in relief of a freedman and freedwoman
Province and trophy reliefs from the Hadrianeum
Relief of the Province of Gaul, from the Hadrianeum
Pedestal of the Column of Antoninus Pius, apotheosis
Pedestal of the Column of Antoninus Pius, decursio
Funerary relief of Apuleius Carpus and Apuleia Rufina, probably from the Via Ostiense
Arch of Constantine, Arch of Marcus Aurelius, profectio of Marcus Aurelius
Rome, Arch of Constantine, Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Justice
Rome, Arch of Constantine, Arch of Marcus Aurelius, adventus
Rome, Arch of Constantine, Arch of Marcus Aurelius, liberalitas
Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Conquest and Clemency
Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Triumph
Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Sacrifice
Rome, Column of Marcus Aurelius, general view
Rome, Column of Marcus Aurelius, adlocutio
Rome, Column of Marcus Aurelius, Miracle of the Thunderbolt
Rome, Column of Marcus Aurelius, Miracle of the Rains
Rome, Column of Marcus Aurelius, decapitation of barbarians
Rome, Column of Marcus Aurelius, the emperor receiving a messenger
Portonaccio Sarcophagus, from Portonaccio
Clementia Sarcophagus
Marriage Sarcophagus
Sarcophagus of a child
Sarcophagus of a shoemaker
Sarcophagus with Labors of Hercules
Meleager Sarcophagus
Melfi Sarcophagus, from Melfi
Altar of Cattia Faustina, from the Via Appia
Tripoli, Arch of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, general view
Great Antonine Altar, dynastic scene, from Ephesus
Great Antonine Altar, Roman soldiers and Parthian adversaries, from Ephesus
Great Antonine Altar, Apotheosis of Lucius Verus, from Ephesus
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Nicosia
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Ostia or Portus
Tondo with group portrait of the Severan family, from Egypt
Portrait of Caracalla as the infant Hercules strangling serpents
Portrait of Caracalla
Portrait of Caracalla
Portrait of Caracalla, from Koptos
Portrait of Geta
Portrait of Julia Domna, from Gabii
Portrait of Julia Domna as Ceres, from Ostia
Medallion with portrait of Julia Domna as Abundance, from Rome
Rome, Roman Forum, Arch of Septimius Severus, forum side, general view
Rome, Roman Forum, Arch of Septimius Severus, Capitoline side, general view
Rome, Roman Forum, Arch of Septimius Severus, pedestal relief with Roman soldiers and Parthian prisoners
Rome, Roman Forum, Arch of Septimius Severus, panel 2 (northeast)
Capture of Seleucia, detail from the Arch of Septimius Severus
Rome, Roman Forum, Arch of Septimius Severus, panel 4 (southwest)
Dynastic relief of Septimius Severus, Caracalla, and Geta, from Rome
Rome, Forum Boarium, Arch of the Argentarii
Rome, Forum Boarium, Arch of the Argentarii, panel D
Rome, Forum Boarium, Arch of the Argentarii, panel A
Rome, Forum Boarium, Arch of the Argentarii, panel B
Farnese Bull Group, from Baths of Caracalla
Weary Hercules, from Baths of Caracalla
Rome, Baths of Caracalla, composite capital with miniature figure of Hercules Farnese
Leptis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, pier relief with siege scene
Leptis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, attic triumph panel
Leptis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, attic sacrifice panel
Leptis Magna, Arch of Septimius Severus, attic panel with concordia augustorum
Leptis Magna, Severan Basilica, pilaster with Hercules cycle
Sabratha, theater, pulpitum relief
Igel, Tomb of the Secundinii, general view
Igel, Tomb of the Secundinii, north side, apotheosis of Hercules
Igel, Tomb of the Secundinii, east side frieze, kitchen scene
Funerary altar of a boy as the infant Hercules strangling serpents, from Ostia
Relief portrait of a man and woman as Mars and Venus
Sarcophagus with Achilles and Penthesilea
Portrait of Macrinus
Portrait of Elagabalus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Maximinus Thrax
Portrait of Pupienus
Portrait of Balbinus, from the lid of the Balbinus Sarcophagus
Portrait of Balbinus as Jupiter, from Piraeus
Portrait of Gordian III
Portrait of Gordian III, from Ostia
Portrait of Gordian III, from Gabii
Medallion with portrait of Gordian III, from Rome
Portrait of Philip the Arab
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Portrait of Trajan Decius, detail of head
Portrait of Trebonianus Gallus
Portrait of Valerian, from Asia Minor
Portrait of Gallienus
Portrait of Gallienus, from the Roman Forum
Portrait of Gallienus, from Greece or Asia Minor
Portrait of Claudius Gothicus
Portrait of Aurelian
Portrait of Probus
Portrait of Carinus
Portrait of Julia Mamaea
Portrait of Balbinus's wife, from the lid of the Balbinus Sarcophagus
Portrait of an anonymous woman
Portrait of Otacilia Severa
Portrait of Furia Sabina Tranquillina
Portrait of Salonina (?)
Portrait of a man, from a tripartite group
Portrait of a man, from a tripartite group
Portrait of a man, from a tripartite group
Funerary altar of Marcus Aurelius Vitalis
Funerary altar of Aurelius Pyrrhus
Balbinus Sarcophagus
Acilia Sarcophagus, from Acilia
Ludovisi Sarcophagus, lid
Ludovisi Sarcophagus
Lion Hunt Sarcophagus
Mattei Lion Hunt Sarcophagus
Dionysiac Sarcophagus
Five-aureus coin with facing profile portraits of Diocletian and Maximian, from Rome
Ten-aureus coin with portrait of Diocletian
Aureus with frontal portrait of Maxentius
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of four tetrarchs
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of four tetrarchs
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Athribis
Portrait of Diocletian (?)
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Rome
Portrait of Constantius Chlorus, from Rome
Portrait of Maxentius
Portrait of an anonymous woman
Rome, Arcus Novus, Villa Medici fragments
Rome, Arcus Novus, right pedestal, Dioscurus
Rome, Arcus Novus, right pedestal, Victory
Rome, Arcus Novus, left pedestal, Dioscurus
Rome, Arcus Novus, left pedestal, Victory
Rome, Arcus Novus, left pedestal, Roman soldier and captive
Rome, Roman Forum, Five-Column Monument, Victories with a shield
Rome, Roman Forum, Five-Column Monument, procession
Rome, Roman Forum, Five-Column Monument, suovetaurilia
Rome, Roman Forum, Five-Column Monument, sacrifice
Split, Diocletian's palace, mausoleum, frieze with portraits of Diocletian and Prisca
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, general view
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, adventus of Galerius
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, Galerius on horseback crushing his Persian enemy
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, four tetrarchs enthroned
Salonica, Small Arch of Galerius, roundel with portrait of Galerius
Argenteus with portrait of Constantine
One-and-a-half solidus coin with portrait of Constantine
Nine-solidus coin with portraits of Constantine and Sol, from Ticinum
Miliarensis with portrait of Constantine, possibly from Rome
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from a dynastic group
Portrait of Constantine II, from a dynastic group
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from the Basilica Nova
Portrait of Constantine the Great, fragment of arm, from the Basilica Nova
Portrait of Constantine the Great, fragment of foot, from the Basilica Nova
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Ada Cameo
Portrait of Helena
Portrait of Fausta
Rome, Arch of Constantine, general view of north side
Rome, Arch of Constantine, general view of south side
Rome, Arch of Constantine, general view of west side with departure from Milan
Rome, Arch of Constantine, south side with siege of Verona
Rome, Arch of Constantine, south side with Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Rome, Arch of Constantine, east side with entry into Rome
Rome, Arch of Constantine, north side with oratio
Rome, Arch of Constantine, north side with congiarium
Rome, Arch of Constantine, pedestal with Victory and barbarian
Rome, Arch of Constantine, pedestal with Roman soldiers and captives
Rome, Arch of Constantine, east side , roundel with Sol
Rome, Arch of Constantine, west side, roundel with Luna
Sarcophagus of Helena, from Via Labicana
Sarcophagus of Constantina, from the Via Nomentana
Seasons Sarcophagus
Funerary altar of Florus

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~This book owes its inception to Judy Metro of Yale University Press, who in 1982 suggested that I write a comprehensive study of Roman sculpture to complement the one on Greek sculpture by Andrew Stewart of Berkeley. The idea intrigued me because a book that concentrates on Roman sculpture is, in itself, new. There is no survey book devoted to Roman...

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~This book is intended as a study of Roman monumental sculpture in its cultural, political, and social contexts, and my goal is to present a balanced assessment of art commissioned not only by the imperial elite but also by Roman private patrons, including freedmen and slaves. Because of the extraordinary geographical extent of the Roman empire and the number of...

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanRelief (Sculpture), RomanArchitecture, RomanRome--HistoryPortrait sculpture, RomanSocial classes, RomeArts, Roman--Greek influencesMarble sculpture, RomanPortrait sculpture in numismaticsAra Pacis (Rome, Italy)Funeral rites and ceremonies--Rome

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Chapter I: The Art of the Republic

~Forerunners: Etruscan, Greek, and Mid-Italic

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanArt, EtruscanRome--HistoryRoman she-wolf (Roman mythology)Portrait sculpture, RomanArts, Roman--Greek influencesRelief (Sculpture), RomanPortrait sculpture in numismaticsRome--History, MilitarySocial classes, RomeFuneral rites and ceremonies--RomePompeius, Gnaeus, approximately 75 B.C.-45 B.C.Caesar, JuliusAntonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C.Women--Portraits, Roman

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Chapter II: The Age of Augustus & the Birth of Imperial Art

~The man known to history as Augustus was born Gaius Octavius in Rome on 23 September 63 B.C. He was the son of Gaius Octavius and Atia, the niece of Julius Caesar. Octavian’s proximity to Caesar gave him early training in public life. At the...

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanEmperors--RomeRelief (Sculpture), RomanAra Pacis (Rome, Italy)Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.Portrait sculpture, RomanRome--HistoryArts, Roman--Greek influencesPortrait sculpture in numismaticsAgrippa, Marcus VipsaniusFuneral rites and ceremonies--RomeArchitecture, RomanWomen--Portraits, Roman

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Chapter III: Art under the Julio-Claudians

When Augustus died in 14 his successor, Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, the elder son of Livia by an earlier marriage to Tiberius Claudius Nero...

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanRelief (Sculpture), RomanEmperors--RomePortrait sculpture, RomanClaudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D.Caligula, Emperor of Rome, 12-41Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68Architecture, RomanPortrait sculpture in numismaticsWomen--Portraits, Roman

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Chapter IV: The Civil War of 68–69, the Flavian Dynasty & Nerva

While Nero was in Greece in 67 participating in the athletic games and amassing additional works for his growing art collection...

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanEmperors--RomeRelief (Sculpture), RomanArchitecture, RomanPortrait sculpture, RomanNero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68Vespasian, Emperor of Rome, 9-79Titus, Emperor of Rome, 40-81Domitian, Emperor of Rome, 51-96Arch of Titus (Rome, Italy)Funeral rites and ceremonies--RomeWomen--Portraits, Roman

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Chapter V: Art under Trajan & Hadrian

Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus), emperor of Rome between 98 and 117, was the first of the Roman emperors to be born in a province of the empire...

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanEmperors--RomeForum of Trajan (Rome, Italy)Relief (Sculpture), RomanPortrait sculpture, RomanTrajan, Emperor of Rome, 53-117Architecture, RomanPortrait sculpture in numismaticsPlotina, Pompeia, -approximately 121Public works--Italy--RomeTrajan's Column (Rome, Italy)Rome--History, MilitaryWomen--Portraits, Roman

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Chapter VI: Antonine Art: The Beginning of Late Antiquity

Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Antoninus, later Antoninus Pius, emperor between 138 and 161, was born...

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanEmperors--RomeRelief (Sculpture), RomanPortrait sculpture, RomanAntoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome, 86-161Commodus, Emperor of Rome, 161-192Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180Verus, Lucius Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 130-169Faustina, Annia Galeria, Empress, consort of Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, -175Architecture, RomanFuneral rites and ceremonies--RomeWomen--Portraits, Roman

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Chapter VII: The Severan Dynasty

~After the murder and damnatio memoriae of Commodus in 193, the Praetorian guard selected Publius Helvius Pertinax as the next emperor of Rome. Pertinax was an obvious choice because he had distinguished himself both under Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. During Marcus’s principate, he was adlected into the senate and served under the emperor in a military...

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanEmperors--RomeRelief (Sculpture), RomanPertinax, Publius Helvius, Emperor of Rome, 126-193Portrait sculpture, RomanCaracalla, Emperor of Rome, 188-217Severus, Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, 146-211Geta Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, 189-212Julia Domna, Empress, consort of Severus, Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, -217Architecture, RomanRoman Forum (Rome, Italy)Baths of Caracalla (Rome, Italy)Women--Portraits, Roman

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Chapter VIII: The Third Century: A Century of Civil War

~The legacy of the personality and portraiture of Caracalla continued in the first half of the third century and beyond. Macrinus, who plotted Caracalla’s assassination, succeeded him; Macrinus was followed in 218 by Elagabalus, who claimed to be Caracalla’s natural son. Like Septimius Severus, Macrinus came from Africa and became Praetorian prefect...

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanEmperors--RomeSarcophagi, RomanPortrait sculpture, RomanCaracalla, Emperor of Rome, 188-217Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome, 204-222Rome--History, MilitarySeverus Alexander, Emperor of Rome, 208-235Maximinus, C. Julius Verus, Roman Emperor, -238Gordian III, Emperor of Rome, 225-244Relief (Sculpture), RomanFuneral rites and ceremonies--RomeWomen--Portraits, Roman

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Chapter IX: The Tetrarchy

~Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus was a Dalmatian of low birth who served as an imperial bodyguard to Numerian and eventually rose to great heights by becoming emperor of Rome. Diocletian was chosen in 284 by the army for the critical task of avenging Numerian, who had been murdered at the instigation of Aper, his Praetorian prefect. After successfully achieving...

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanEmperors--RomeRelief (Sculpture), RomanPortrait sculpture, RomanDiocletian, Emperor of Rome, 245-313Portrait sculpture in numismaticsTetrarchyGalerius, Emperor of Rome, approximately 260-313Architecture, RomanRoman Forum (Rome, Italy)Constantius I, Emperor of Rome, -306Maximian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 240-310

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Chapter X: The Constantinian Period

~Flavius Valerius Constantinus, better known as Constantine the Great, was born at Naissus in Moesia, probably in 285. It was a significant year not only because it saw the birth of the last pagan and first Christian emperor of Rome, but because it was also the year in which Diocletian defeated Carinus and the year that preceded his taking Maximian as his...

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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanEmperors--RomePortraits, RomanRelief (Sculpture), RomanConstantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337Rome--History--Constantine I, the Great, 306-337Portrait sculpture in numismaticsConstantine II, Emperor of Rome, 316-340Helena, Saint, approximately 255-approximately 330Arch of Constantine (Rome, Italy)Architecture, RomanSarcophagi, RomanWomen--Portraits, Roman

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