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Information Column of Trajan: Built 113 AD Located in Imperial Forum, Rome, Italy Created by Apollodorus of Damascus -commemorates Trajans victories in Dacian Wars -St. Peter statue added in 1587 -Continuous frieze -located inside is spiral staircase panels: receving barbarian embassay miracle of the rainstorm execution of barbarians roman army on the march sack of barbarian village emperor receiving a messanger massacre of barbarian captives

Pantheon: Built 118 - 128 AD Located in Roman Interior is a rotunda (sphere ceiling -Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa for all the gods of Ancient Roman, rebuilt by Hadrian 126 AD -most preserved and inuential building -pediment depicted -use of mathematics and geometry to construct occulus

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Information Portrait Head of Emperor Hadrian c. 120 AD Hadrian ruled 117 - 138 AD First roman emperor with a beard, prior clean faced features iris and pupils sculpted as opposed to being painted on

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Information Heroized Portrait Statue of Antonious 130 - 138 AD Adrians younger lover; drowned in the Nile Hadrian encouraged a cult to form based off their homosexual relationship Passion of hunting between them

Heroizes Portrait: Statue of Antonius 117 - 138 AD

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Information Arch of Constantine Sacrice to Apollo 117 - 138 AD located next to the colosseum after civil wars commemorate Constantines victory and created 315 AD many older structures reused; orignally lost hadrianic monument symbolize decline of Roman Empire

Boar Hunt

Portrait Bust of Antonius Pius c. 138 - 161 ci.138 - 192 AD named one of ve good emperors adopted by hadrian as successor to throne adopted later marcus aurelius as successor Cesar peace and calm during his rule, no more expansion

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Information Portrait Bust of Young Marcus Aurelius 140 AD War and disease during his rule problems against german barbarians Stoic beliefs and known for his contemplative nature and reason

Portrait head of Memnon Disciple of Herodes c. 160 ethiopian philosopher

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Information Portrait of Greek Intellectual (Flavus Arrianus) c. 140 - 160 ci.known as Arruan of Nicomedia; greek philosopher and historian lifelong friend of Hadrian

Column of Antonius Pius Apotheosis panal c. 161 AD erected by his sons; base survives after re in 18th century relies of funeral rites and apothesis of Antonius and wife faustina

Discurio Panel

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Information Equesterian statue of Marcus Aurelius ca. 161 - 180 signied heroism and authority philosopher in full beard once a statue of barbarian below

Colossal Statue of Marcus Aurelius c. 175 - 180

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Information Portrait Bust of Commodus c. 176 son of marcus aurelius throne by birth not merit known for being a tyrant surrendered expansion, treaty with barbarians conspiracies and thought he was hercules

portrait bust of Commodus as Hercules renamed city c. 190

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Information Arch of Marcus Aurelius Panel: Clementia c. 176 - 180 Greek style arch in Tripoli (former Oea) commemorate the Emperor's victories over the Sarmatian and German tribes and the triumph of 176 AD

Sacrice

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Information Arch of Constantine c. 180 - 190 AD Marcus Receives Prisoners originally form lost arch of M. Aurelius

submission on contantine, from m. aurelius

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Information Madea Sarcophagus c. 190 - 200 no longer mundane tomb reliefs, lavish cofns Madea killing her rival Creusa with poisoned cloak before latters marriage to jason allegory of inapproporiate marriage

death of glauke

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Information Amendola Battle Sarcophagus c. 150 - 160 ctional battle between roman and gaul barbarians gallic chieftian killing himself with his own sword

battle sarcophagus battle against barbarians c. 180 - 190 depicted captain barbarians, Portrait Bust of Septimius Severus 200 - 205 AD emperor from 146 - 211 declared emperor by his troops rst of the soldier emperors annexed northern mesopotamia reign bloody, forbate christian and jewish

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Information Arch of Septimius Severus 203 AD commemorate victories in Parthia reliefs of also Romans capturing Barbarians located in forum romanum

Conquest of Seleucia

Adlocutio and Siege of Ctesiphon

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Information Statue of the young Caracalla as Hercules 193 AD murder brother Geta 5 year reign, assassinated universal citizenship, easier bureaucratic reforms construction of baths

portrait of geta 198 AD

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Information Bust of Severan Empress c. 210 - 220

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Information Portrait of Caracalla 209 AD

193 - 235 AD

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Information Portrait Head from Delos 100 BC Hellenistic portrait were heroic and psychological; mix in this one psychological realism; worried expression

Portrait Head of Diadumeniaus c. 217 son of assassinator of Carcalla (Macrinus) never formal appointment army disliked Macrinus, empress wanted to kill murdered at age 10

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Information Lepcis Magna: Arch of Septimius Severus c. 205 - 215 AD panel Septmius, Geta, Caracalla in chariot

sacrice in the presence

Genius of Legio III

Figured Capital: Glorication of a Victorious Athlete from Baths of Alexander Severus c. 226

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Information Arch of Argentari 204 AD Severus and Domna offering sacrice Domna - empress, consort honor Severus and his family

Dura Europus, Temple of Bel , Priests with Attendant, Sacrice of Konon, Son of Nikostratos Temple of the Palmyrene Gods, 180 CE Hellenistic Roman ruin oldest synagogue and church murals are earliest examples of christian art (232 to 256 AD)

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Information Glorication of Victorious Athlete c. 226 Baths of Severus

Synagogue Torah Shine Wall Painting the annointing of david c. 244 - 244 AD In dura europas

Sarcophagus: Indian triumph of Dionysius (Lincian Tomb) c. 200 mystery cult of Dionysus Sabazius exemplies talent of roman relief carvings

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Information Sarcrophagus: Mars & Rhea Silvia c. 220 - 230 rape of Rhea, mother of founder of Rome Romulus and Remus

Portrait bust of Maximinus Thrax c. 235 ci.King cii.First of soldier emperiors elected after assassination of Alexander Severus and mother Julia Mamaea considered course peasant empror 235 - 238

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Information Portrait Bust of Philip the Arab 236 - 284 AD roman emperior 244 - 249

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Information Portrait Head of Trajan Decius c. 249 - 251 AD emperior after philip died on campaign

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Information Portrait of an unknown man c.250

portrait head of a man fragment of a sarcophagus mid 3rd c. AD

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Information House under San Sebastiano on Via Appia Wall Painting c. 180 AD common tomb of Scipio family

head of genius personication of summer, from capella greca, catacomb of priscilla created mid 3rd c. AD mural painting

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Information Lion hunt sarcophagus c. 240 AD carvings of alexander the great

death of a hunter

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Information lion hunt sarcophagus 250 AD

lion detail

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Information Gallienus 260 CE Imperial style; idealization and calmness typical of late Gallienic times; renaissance with noticeable bonds to Augustan art

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Information Portrait Head of Gallienus 258 AD emperor from 253, murder 268 opposed senatorial class change in style, with forehead locks reminiscent of Augustus (Augustus 18 BC)

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Information Head of a bearded man 260 AD

Portrait Head of a Philosopher (Plotnius?) c. 250 - 260 ci.philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism

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Information Ostia: Basillica Porta Marina opus sectile (mosaic) bust of Christ end of 4th c. AD

Philosopher Sarcophagus of Plotinus c. 270 AD

Consular Sarcophagus 260 - 270 AD

Ludovisi Battle Sarcophgus 250 - 260 AD imperial gesture and gaze eternal conqueror, victory transcends slaughter against barbarians cross on forehead for light, victory

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Information Acilla Sarophagus c. 275 - 85 portrait head of youth gordian III

Sarcophagus of Julius c. 280 +shepher milking goat

Hypogeum of the Aurelli Chamber III 3rd c.

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Information Portrait of Probus c. 274 ci.emperor 276 - 282 assassinated, despire strong military success

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Information Colossal Head of Emperor Carinus c. 282 - 285 ci.Defeated diocletian but assassinated by his own trrop

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Information Portrait of a head of a man c. 280