How does patronage affect artistic and
​architectural production?

SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus
​    "The Senate and People of Rome"

Student Resources

Study Guide
​Key Ideas
Types of Vaults
Time Period Chart (filled out)
FRQ Sample Question
Types of vaults
Types of Government in early Rome
* YouTube Video- The Column of Trajan
* YouTube Video- Concrete Engineering
* YouTube Video- Ancient Rome 101 (Nat Geo)
* YouTube Video- The Pantheon
* YouTube Video- Pont du Gard
Powerpoint
Artworks List
​Vocabulary
* Visit the The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline for a walk through history.
*Awesome interactive website for Trajan's Column
* YouTube Video- In 3 parts, Michael Portillo, a British journalist, explains the beginning history of Christianity in Rome, starting with Constantine. (*He does add in some parts of his personal beliefs and conclusions. It is not my intention of any way to impose any belief system on to you, but rather look at the historical and political facts of Christianity and policies that shape the artistic world from a Christian perspective.)

SMART HISTORY: ANCIENT ROME

Heilbrunn Timeline: Ancient Rome

​FRQ Sample   

Augustus Primaporta

Identify this sculpture and the art-historical period associated with it. Discuss the characteristics that place the sculpture in this period and how it differs from sculpture of the preceding period.

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Key Ideas

• Roman art reflects their ambitions and monuments reflect the glory of the gods and government
• Roman architecture is famous for the arch, the vault, and the use of concrete.
• Roman paintings are few yet we have well preserved first, second, third, and fourth styles from Pompeii.
• The Romans had a great interest in the height of Greek art and continued to make many copies of Greek sculptures.
• The Romans also move away from cremation and begin to have burials. Roman royalty are still cremated. Funerary practices may start to reflect the influence of Christianity and other Eastern religions that believe in an afterlife. 

Types of government & Expansion

• Monarchy: 8th-7th centuries BCE
• Republic (with Senate): 6th century BCE
• Dictator (Julius Ceasar): 48 BCE (murdered 44 BCE)
• Empire (under Augustus): 27 BCE

​Continuous Narratives Homework

​Create your own continuous narrative. Must be able to demonstrate that you understand what a continuous narrative is. Topics can include; a play by play of a significant game/meet, a struggle in life that you’ve overcome, an exciting achievement, overall life with major milestones. Must be in color. Materials (color pencil, markers, paint...) used is up to you. Strip paper will be provided. 

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Flashcard Images 

Artworks List

THE REPUBLIC
​Head of a Roman Patrician
Fortuna Virilis
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​IMPERIAL ROME
House of the Vettii
    ​Painting styles (1-4)
Augustus Primaporta
    Ara Pacis
        Imperial Procession
Pont du Gard
City of Petra
    Monastery
    Treasury
    Great Temple
Colosseum
Arch of Titus
    Spoils of Jerusalem
    Triumph of Titus
Forum of Trajan
    Column of Trajan
Marcus Aurelius Equestrian statue
Pantheon
​Arch of Constantine

Vocabulary

 ashlar masonry
atrium (atria)
basilica
coffer
composite column
continuous narrative
​dome
encaustic
foreshortening
forum
fresco
impluvium (sunken pool)
keystone
oculus
peristyle
perspective
pier
spandrel
triclinium
triumphal arch
tuscan order
vault
verism