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Aeneas: written by poet. About the glories of Rome.
Founded by Aeneas, with a bunch of Trojans.
Escaped the Trojan war.
The Trojan War: Hector and Aeneas
Aeneas tells his story
to Dido
Vestal Virgins
Aeneas
remembers his
mission and
takes off; Dido
puts a curse on
him
Romulus and Remus,
descendants of Aeneas,
found Rome in 753
B.C.E.,
(1 Anno Urbis Conditae)
Put out to die by their uncle, Romulus and Remus are suckled by a
she-wolf.
Vocab words:
Lupa
Lupo
Anno Urbis Conditae
Rape of the Sabine Women, David, 1799
Vocab words:
Rape at the Sabine Women:is an episode in the legendary history of Rome in which the first
generation of Roman men acquired wives for themselves from the neighboring Sabine families. (In this context,
rape means abduction—raptio—rather than its prevalent modern meaning of sexual violation.) Recounted by Livy
and Plutarch ('Parallel Lives' II, 15 and 19), it provided a subject for Renaissance and post-Renaissance works of art
that combined a suitably inspiring example of the hardihood and courage of ancient Romans with the opportunity
to depict multiple semi-clothed figures in intensely passionate struggle. Comparable subjects from Classical Antiquity
are the Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs and the theme of Amazonomachy, the battle of Theseus with the Amazons .
Raptus:is the Latin for "seized", from rapere "to seize". In Roman law the term covered many crimes
of property, and women were considered property.
from 617 to 509
B.C.E., the kings
of Rome were
Etruscans
Etruscan barrel
chair—terra cotta
model to be cast in
bronze
Etruscan couch
From a grave.
Men and woman are more intinate.
Etruscan jewelry
Vocab Word:
Fibula:brooch, or pin, originally used in Greek and Roman dress for fastening garments. The fibula
developed in a variety of shapes, but all were based on the safety-pin principle.
Greek fibulae from the 7th century bc were elaborately decorated along the long
catch plate: rows of animals, such as ducks, lions, and sphinxes, might be soldered
on, or a frieze of animals might be worked in relief. The fibula was in widespread
use throughout the ancient world. An example from Persia from the 7th century bc
has fastenings in the form of a human hand and is decorated with ... (100 of 162 words)
Etruscan chariot races
Etruscan banquet scene, perhaps Tarquin the Proud
509 B.C.E. Rome throws off its king and becomes a republic
Having a banquette.
Bragging about most virtuous wife.
The woman is rapped and she has to kill herself.
The Roman Republic
380 B.C.E.
Vocab:
Tribunes:(from the Latin: tribunus; Byzantine
Greek form τριβούνος) was a title shared by 10 elected
officials in the Roman Republic. Tribunes had the power
to convene the Plebeian Council and to act as its president,
which also gave them the right to propose legislation before
it. They were sacrosanct, in the sense that any assault on
their person was prohibited. They had the power to veto
actions taken by magistrates, and specifically to intervene
legally on behalf of plebeians. The tribune could also summon
the Senate and lay proposals before it. The tribune's power,
however, was only in effect while he was within Rome. His
Rome ability to veto did not affect provincial governors, and his
right to sacrosanctity and to help only extended to a mile
outside the walls of Rome. In about 450 BC the number
of tribunes was raised to ten.
Carthage
borrowing from the Greeks
Ionic columns
Caryatids
Erechtheon (Athens)
Hadrian’s Villa
(Rome)
Vocab:
Arch—borrowed from the Etruscans
voussoirs
keystone
pier
From arch to vault
forum of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar:
assassinated 43 B.C.E.
“Beware the ides of
March”
Pompey
Julius Caesar
Caesar Augustus
31 B.C.E.-14 C.E.
160’ high, 80 entrances
Rome: The Coliseum held 50,000 spectators
72 C.E.
cutaway sketch of the Coliseum, with awning
beneath the Coliseum, where gladiators and animals were kept
Clothing: rectangle for front and back and sleves.
Tunic.
covered 27 acres;
1600 people could bathe at once
buried
Herculaneum
and Pompeii
Depiction of an earthquake A.D. 62
peristyle
atrium with
impluvium
atrium of a private home
impluvium to
collect rainwater
peristyle
triclinium (dining room)
small sleeping room with couch and stool; trompe l’oeil walls
Ixion Room,
fresco—
Vocab word:
*trompe l’oeil: made to fool the eye.
mother and
daughters, fresco
from Herculaneum
peplos
sandals
Clothing: Peplos
peplos
sandals
wall painting
from
Herculaneum
trade: cargo ship with wine
glass
Rome: The Pantheon, built 118-126 C.E.
dome
Greek facade
Pantheon interior
oculus
coffered ceiling
Arch of Constantine
pilaster
roundel
basilica: cutaway view
used as a law court, place to make business deals
clerestory windows
side aisle
nave
basilica floor plan
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