Final Identifications Flashcards

Roman Forum, Roman, Arch of Septimius Severus, Basilica Julia, Cura (5th C BCE-7th C CE), Drained by an Etruscan king, Used to be swampy area where Sepulcreto was located

Flavian Ampitheater, Flavians: Vespasian (69-79 CE) Titus (79-81 CE) and Domitian (81-96 CE), also known as Colosseum, Basillica of Constantine, N/W= government area, S= big temples, E= religious

Roman, 1st style (200 BCE-80 BCE), Masonry or Incrustation Style, Blocks of color painted to look like stone, Plaster used to emphasize division of painted blocks

Early 2nd style from Villa of the Mysteries, 80-15 BCE, 3D objects painted realistically, Columns, Shift between reality and illusion, House of Griffins in Rome

Roman (80 BCE - 15 BCE) Villa of the Mysteries, 2nd Style, Shows ritual of becomming a Maenid, Ariadne and Pan included, 40 BCE painted

Roman (15 BCE - 40 CE) 3rd Style, Sacro-Idyllic, Boscotrecase Villa, Popular around Augustan Era

Roman (40 CE - (79 CE)?) House of the Vettii, Pompeii

Roman, (40 CE - (79 CE)?) Punishment of Dirce, 4th Style, Brown w/ white highlights, Large, X patterns, painted around 50 CE

Roman (3rd - 1st C BCE) Lucius Junius Brutus, One of the first two consuls of the republic, Bronze, Called Capitoline Brutus,

Roman, 1st C BCE, Verism, Super realistic style of sculpture, Influenced by Greek sculptors, Grew out of an Italic tradion of making masks of the deceased (2nd C BCE)

Roman, 20 BCE, Prima Porta Augustae, Cupid and dolphin show relation to Venus, Breastplate as propoganda shows legion standards being returned to Tiberius, Imitated Greek Doryphorus


Roman, 13-9 BCE, Ara Pacis Augustae, Shows Augustus, Agrippa, Aeneas, and a lot of other important figures in Roman History, Best surviving example of Augustus’ propoganda program

Roman, 28 BCE, Maosoleum of Augustus, Located in Campus Martius, Augustus had his relatives buried there, Many Julio-Claudians buried there, Meant to recall Etruscan Tumulii

Roman, 16 BCE, Mason Caree, Located in Niems, (Nemausus) France, Built by M. Agrippa, Corinthian columns, Tuscan layout, Deep Portico, Engaged Columns

Roman, 19 BCE, Pont du Gard, Aqueduct, Located in Niems, (Nemausus) France, Built by Agrippa

Tiberius, Ruled from 14-37 CE, Member of Julio-Claudian Dynasty, Son of Livia (Augustus’ last wife), Spent most time in Sperlonga and let a Praetorian named Sejanus rule in his stead

Caligula, Ruled from 37-41 CE, Wanted to make his horse a Consul, His horse’s stable was better than most people’s houses at the time, Member of Julio-Claudian dynasty

Ruled from 41-54 CE, Member of Julio-Claudian dynasty, Likened himself to Jupiter (which is what this statue is portraying), Sculpted 50 CE

Nero, Ruled from 54-68 CE, Last member of Julio-Claudian Dynasty, Probably a douche

Built by Nero in 64 CE after Roman Fire, Nero’s gilded villa in Rome, Octagonal room and 4th style paintings, Colossus by Zenodorus of Rhodes out in front, Big lake that was made in to Colosseum later

Vespasian, Ruled from 69-79 CE, Began the Flavian dynasty, Started construction of the Colosseum (Flavian Ampitheater), General, Insisted on being portrayed as a real guy, Revival of Verism and Baroque tendencies under his rule
Town south of Naples near Herculaneaum, About 15k residents, Eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE covered town in ash, Excavated in 1600 CE, Villa of Mysteries, House of the Faun, Brothel, Temples of Jupiter and of Apollo

Town south of Naples near Herculaneaum, About 15k residents, Eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE covered town in ash, Excavated in 1600 CE, Villa of Mysteries, House of the Faun, Brothel, Temples of Jupiter and of Apollo

Flavian Ampitheater, Built by Vespasian and Titus, Finished under reign of Domitian (98 CE), Gladiator stuff, Naumachia, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Exterior














