A highly realistic style applied to portraits of patricians or rulers that was most popular in the Republic period.
What is verism?
100
What is the most defining feature of Etruscan temples?
What are terra cotta roof statues?
100
This ruler of the Early Empire established Pax Romana
Who is Augustus?
100
This statue helped promote Augustus as a loyal and benevolent leader
What is Augustus Primaporta?
100
This iconic building was the sight for gladiatorial fights, animal hunts and other spectacles
What is the Colosseum?
200
Sunken relief panels that were used in the ceiling of the Pantheon
What are coffers?
200
The major difference between archaic greek statues and archaic Etruscan statues.
What is animated upper bodies?
200
The first emperor to put his image on a coin
Who is Julius Caesar?
200
This monument promoted Augustus's most important achievement.
What is the Ara Pacis Augustae?
200
These structures support the cavea in both the amphitheater at Pompeii and the Colosseum
What is a barrel vault
300
Apartment buildings that housed the middle class in cities like Ostia.
What are insulae?
300
Roman temples borrowed this columned porch from Etruscan temples
What is a peristyle?
300
Christianity was recognized under the rule of this emperor.
Who is Constantine?
300
The procession panel featured on Ara Pacis Augustae featured families and children to promote this.
What is promoting marriage and childbirth?
300
This well preserved building features a dome, an oculus and coffers
What is the Pantheon?
400
Because Roman temples had engaged columns on three sides instead of free standing columns, they are called
What is psuedo-peripteral?
400
While popular in Etruscan times, these burial structures experienced a revival in the late Classical period
What is a sarcophagus?
400
Construction on the Pantheon began under this emperor.
Who is Hadrian?
400
This triumphal arch had relief sculptures covering the facade, making it function almost like a billboard.
What is the arch of Trajan?
400
This phallic shaped monument features a narrative relief in the form of a spiral
What is the Column of Trajan?
500
Both the amphitheater at Pompeii and the Colosseum featured an awning type screen that protected spectators from sun or rain
What is a velarium?
500
The sarcophagus featuring a reclining couple is evidence of a major difference between the archaic period in Etruria and the archaic period in Greece.
What is the active role of women in society?
500
This emperor founded the first tetrarchy in Late Empire
Who is Diocletian?
500
This aqueduct/bridge in Nimes, France is evidence of Rome's enormous empire and innovative engineering.
What is the Pont-du-Gard?
500
The pedestal of the column of Antonine Pius features a relief carving that marks a break from what tradition? (Hint- the figures in the relief are short and squat and their is no ground line)