L4 All Roads Lead To Rome

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Art 9

Fourth Quarter
All Roads
Lead to Rome
Lesson 4
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Public Life, Civility, and Brutality

- Public life is the most important to the


Romans so they built Forum Romano.
- Another landmark is the amphitheater –
Romans referred to as “Amphitheatrum
Caesareum”
- The largest theater ever built is the
Colosseum, also known as the Flavian
Amphitheater – made of concrete
combined with a mix of volcanic ash.
Public Life, Civility, and Brutality
Colosseum
• can hold around 50,000 – 80,000
spectators
• Project of Vespasian that started at 70-
72 AD and eventually succeeded by
Titus.
• The site is the heart of Rome
• Venue for public spectacles staged in
the arena – among these were gladiator
combats, mock sea battles, animal
hunts and dramas based on Classical
mythology
Public Life, Civility, and Brutality

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Warfare and Victory Arch of Titus
- signify the triumphal parade
of Titus after the conquest
of Judaea.
- Personifications of honor
and valor – imperial virtues
in Titus’ time – are seen on
the passageway.
Warfare and Victory
Trajan Column
- built to commemorate the victory
of Rome against the Dacian army.
- an architectural structure with
sculpted elements.
- Apollodorus, a Greek sculpture
from Damascus, supervised the
construction.
Warfare and Victory
Pantheon
- built by Marcus Agrippa during
the rule of Agustus
- purpose remains undetermined
- features the full potential of
concrete as reinforcement and
when shaped into forms, as
ornamentation.
- The Roman Empire fell in 476 but it left a
lasting legacy in the Western world.
- The English language contains many words
derived from Latin, the official language of the
Romans.
- The Roman calendar is in use as a worldwide
scale.
- The political system of many nations such as
the United States and the Philippines were
modeled from the Roman Republic.
The saying, “All Roads Lead to
Rome” holds true for art, for
it is through art that they
asserted their political power,
military might, and ability to
govern.

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