ARTH 1380 1ST Edition Lecture 25 Outline of Last Lecture - Roman arch- Architectural buildings- Roman portraits- Start of Octavian (Augustus) reign- Julius Caesar Forum- Augustus of PrimaportaOutline of Current Lecture - Ara Pacis Agustae- Temples- Julio-Claudians- PompeiiCurrent Lecture- One of the most important monuments of antiquity was Ara Pacis Agustae - It has one of the best relief carving - Not a temple but altar it is outdoor for sacrifices it is just closed off by walls- Augustus wanted to use this to celebrate the peace he brought Rome- He ended the resistance from Rome’s territories and brought order to these places it was a bloody process and many people died- Peace is a concept and Romans did worship concepts but they personified it as gods- Panels of relief sculpture are in the building- In the interior in between the garlands there are skulls to represent the past sacrifices- The Romans did this to emphasize time and space- On the outside of the building there is precision of figures similar to the Parthenon friezeAugustus intentionally does this to send a message - The difference from the Parthenon is that the figures are portraits the and the faces represent individuals and the faces showed their qualities so you can tell who they were - The outside is different from the interior because it shows a specific time versus years like the inside- There are children there to represent that are more of us implying Augustus and that this period of peace will continue with us in power- The Allegory of Peace seems very Greek the woman looks like a fifth century woman with the drapery flowing lively - It is debated but she might represent peaceThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- This shows the prosperous time they live in it is a fertile time and this can be seen with the babies and animals - Maison Carree is a temple in France it has a high podium and has corinithian columns- The Roman temple is very well preserved through time - They would build temples like this wherever they would conquer- This temple was dedicated to Augustus grandson’s because they were suppose to be the future heirs and they needed to be introduced to public - They die before Augustus so his heir becomes his step-son, Tiberius- Very Hellenistic temple - The Julio-Claudians are the emperors following Julius, Augustus and Tiberius they follow their blood line- Tiberius ruled from 14-37 CE this was a stable period following Augustus he enforced previous regulations - Gaius ruled from 37-41 CE he is crazy - Cladius rules from 41-54 CE he is fairly stable ruler - Nero ruled form 54-68 CE he rules for a while but is not a good ruler- Porta Maggiore is a monument that is still well preserved - At the top there used to be two aqueducts that would run water down from high mountains- This used to be a gate to allow roads into a gated area - It is built in a design the represents antiquity from that time it honors this time- Pompeii is a city in Italy south of Rome it was destroyed in the year 79 by a volcano- It was a large thriving city being near the water so rich people would buy a house here and come here to take a break from - This volcano preserves republic and how Roman cities used to be constructed as - It had been quiet for hundreds years and all of a sudden on August 24 smoke came out and the people did not think much of it kept going with their busy day - Then after hours miles of ash exploded out and started falling as rain so the people ran into their homes - Then the city was overpowered and covered - It was forgotten and the people were just left as dead- After years it was able to be excavated and found out in the 18th century - There were beautiful paved streets and there were step stones where people would stepon to cross the city - The amphitheater is two theaters put together- It could hold up to 20,000 people even though the population of the city was 10,000 it was believed that it was to growKey TermsAmpitheater- two conjoined theaters that were meant for entertainment not exactly plays but gladiator fights and
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