Week 9 Flashcards
(9 cards)
Theatre of Pompey
First free standing theatre. Use of concrete
Temple at top. To show his piety, that he is pious
Place of congregation
Aides of March
March 15
Julius Caesar assassinated near Largo Argentina in plot by Mark Anthony
Gaiuss Octavious avenges his adopted father, Caesar, by defeating mark Anthony in egypt
27 BCE
Gaiuss Octavious has senate declare himself the first (Prinkep) and illustrious one (Augustus)
Takes title of Caesar Augustus
Forum
Fora - plural for forum
Free space, market
Augustus of Prima Porta
Contraposto - comparable to the spear bearer greek statue
Etrsucan verismo
In pose of the orator
Toga in wet drapery style
Comparable to Pericles of Athens. Ushers in Pax Romana (Peace of Rome) comparable to Periclean Gold Age of Athens
Baby = Cupid, son of Venus. Dolphin = Venus herself. Allution to his adopted father’s claim that he is a descendant of venus
Ara Pacis
13-9 CE
Rome, marble
Mausoleum - giant building that becomes the tomb of the person it honors
Erected an obelisk taken from Egypt and used as a sundial for the people of Rome
Sacrificial altar containing Augistus and his family on one side, Senators in a procession shown in victory on the other side, mythical Rome’s past, and Rome’s prosperous future
Maison Carrée
late 1st c. BCE
France
Typical Roman architecture
Corrinthian columns - contains an acanthun leaves in the basket (top) areas
Gemma Augustea
early 1st c. CE
Cameo
Made of Sardonite - Multiple layers of different colors with a top white color, carve into material to reach the colored layer, must find a stone where the colors are flat
Augustus shown adopting pose of a Greek heroe, Eagle symbolizes the Roman army and later the Roman empire
Roma shown slouching in chair with armor at her feet. Not wagging war. Pax Romana
14 CE
Augustus dies
