h2 roman

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portrait sculpture

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this sculpture is a non-idealized version of people

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Relief sculpture

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known for its narrative value ; appeared on altars, arches and tombs

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Sarcophagus

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marble or limestone coffin with elaborate carving

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Bust

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sculpture of a person’s head, shoulders, and chest. In roman sculpture, it is portrait bust more closely associated with funerary contexts

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Roman fresco technique

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a technique which involves painting directly on plaster wall

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Buon fresco

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(good or true fresco) painting on wet plaster

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Fresco secco

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It is a dry fresco

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Mosaics

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a pattern or picture made of many small colored pieces of stone, glass etc; sometimes in trompe l’oeil technique

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Roman imperial art

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encompassed a variety of style and scale; among the most impressive are those which honor the empire and the emperor

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Equestrian monument

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a statue of a rider on a horse

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Triumphal arch

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architectural monument built to commemorate military triumphs and other significant events such as the accession of a new emperor

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Column of victory

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a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a victorious battle, war, or revolution ; the column typically stands on a base and is crowned with a victory symbol, such as a statue

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Composite

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combination of ionic shaft and corinthian capital

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Tuscan

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a simplified version of the roman doric order to which it is similar, but has fewer and bolder moldings, unflutted columns, a plain frieze, and no trglyphs; its only decorative details are moldings

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Forum

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the counterpart of the agora in Roman Architecture, it is composed of temples, triumphal, arches, pillars of victories, roman basilica, senate and shops

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Roman temple

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temples that are frontal with stairs that lead up to a podium, and a deep portico filled with columns. They are also usually rectilinear, and interiors consists of atleast on cella that contained a cult statue

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Podium

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high platform upon which temple was raised

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Cella

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a room with no windows that usually housed the cult statue of the deity. equivalent to Naos

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Domus

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roman house of the middle class

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Insulae

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blocks of flats used as a shop and apartment

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Villa

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housed the upper-class romans

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Roman Theater

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has more impressive skene than the greek version. It is usually built on level ground. The orchestra became semi-circular

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Amphitheater

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smaller than the colloseum; it less emphasized decorative external orders so that the arches are the predominant features

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Circus

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long hairpin race course for chariot races; also called hippodrome

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Aqueducts

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large reservoirs or cisterns for lead pipes to transport water to towns

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Tombs

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pyramidal, temple shaped, coemetrian or subterranean vaults, monumental or sculture memorials

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Basilica

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building to house the roman court law court; eventually became a hall of justice and commercial exchange

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Thermae

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palatial public baths of imperial Rome portray the customs of the pleasure-loving populace

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Ara pacis

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a great marble monument constructed during the reign of Augustus

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Dome

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the diameter of the floor plan is equal to the height of this structure and has an oculus of the center to admit light

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Oculus

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the round central opening of a dome

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Portico

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a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building.

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Colloseum

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(arena) also called Flavian amphitheater , built for roman "games" ; features a combination of roman arch and vault construction. Its ecterior walls are 48 meters high

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Peristylium/Peristyle

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Courts surrounded by columns

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Cubiculum

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Roman Bedroom

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Exedra

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Roman Kitchen or Storage

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Triclinia

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Roman version of Andron where there are 3 Klines or Set of Klines

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Atrium

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Entrance of the house

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Ala

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Roman altar area

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First Style

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Style imitating colors and species of marble using frescoes

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Second style

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Style using Trompe l'oeil

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Third Style

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A combination of imitating species or marble and Trompe l'oeil

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Fourth Style

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A style with many composition

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Cathedra

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Roman version of a klismos in a larger scale

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Monopodium

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Roman table or Pedestal with one leg

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Sigma

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Semi circular reclining couch

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Lectus

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Roman bed or couch

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Armaria

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upright storage for armory

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Biselium

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a double chair or Settle

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Curule

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First chair or stool with cushion

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Subsellium

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Roman Bench