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Roman Empire
It was a republic when Greece was absorbed, it was empire in the making
Early Empire (27 BC - 96 CE)
Augustus promotes his new order as a Golden Age equaling that of Athens
under Pericles and revives the Classical style in both art and architecture.
known for establishing pax Romana (the Roman peace) period
ended civil war and reformed government
spent expansive and expensive funding in infrastructure like aqueduct
to show dominance and superiority in sanitation technology and
waterways
sanitation, public health, crops
Augustus of Primaporta, perhaps a copy of a bronze statue of early 1st
century BCE.
cupid ↔ descent of Venus
peace comes from capacity to war
idealized, perfect, youthful (no wrinkles), devine lineage
Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace), Rome, Italy, 13–9 BCE.
show how war was an allowed by Gods hence strengthening his
political stance
depicts himself as a high priest, Maximus, to show deeper
connection to God
there is increase with the body and preference of clothing emerges
The Aqua Julia, an aqueduct in Rome, constructed under Emperor Augustus
and completed in 33 BCE by Augustus' close friend and advisor, Marcus
Vipsanius Agrippa.
Flavian architects realize the full potential of concrete construction in
buildings such as the Colosseum, the ancient world’s largest amphitheater.
Julio-Claudian line after Augustus
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Roman Empire
It was a republic when Greece was absorbed, it was empire in the making
Early Empire (27 BC - 96 CE)
Augustus promotes his new order as a Golden Age equaling that of Athens
under Pericles and revives the Classical style in both art and architecture.
known for establishing pax Romana (the Roman peace) period
ended civil war and reformed government
spent expansive and expensive funding in infrastructure like aqueduct
to show dominance and superiority in sanitation technology and
waterways
sanitation, public health, crops
Augustus of Primaporta, perhaps a copy of a bronze statue of early 1st
century BCE.
cupid ↔ descent of Venus
peace comes from capacity to war
idealized, perfect, youthful (no wrinkles), devine lineage
Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace), Rome, Italy, 13–9 BCE.
show how war was an allowed by Gods hence strengthening his
political stance
depicts himself as a high priest, Maximus, to show deeper
connection to God
there is increase with the body and preference of clothing emerges
The Aqua Julia, an aqueduct in Rome, constructed under Emperor Augustus
and completed in 33 BCE by Augustus' close friend and advisor, Marcus
Vipsanius Agrippa.
Flavian architects realize the full potential of concrete construction in
buildings such as the Colosseum, the ancient world’s largest amphitheater.
Julio-Claudian line after Augustus
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