Roman Art And Architecture High Empire and Late Empire
Forum of Trajan Apses Aisles Nave Clerestory windows Aisles Entrance Reconstruction – interior of Basilica Ulpia Nave Clerestory windows Aisles Entrance
The last and largest Imperial Forum. Built by Trajan, but finished under Hadrian. The Greek architect, Apollodorus of Damascus was chosen
Trajan’s Column. Roman soldiers building a wooden palisade at the seige of Sarmizethusa, the capital of the Dacian chief Decebalus.
AP Grab chrome books/ textbooks. Move your seats together. You will be assigned a section to complete from the handout.
Column of Trajan https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/middle-empire/v/column-of-trajan-completed-113-c-e 5 min. Class quiz
Markets of Trajan
Comparable in size to a large modern shopping mall, had more than 150 individual shops on several levels. Constructed of concrete (pg.184), brick, with only occasional detailing on stone and wood. Why? Because there was a building code that was put into effect after a disastrous fire.
Pantheon (AP) exterior reconstruction with forecourt
Grab Chrome books or textbook and answer complete the handout.
https://www. khanacademy https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/middle-empire/v/the-pantheon-rome-c-125 8 min. Class quiz
Pantheon interior Coffers Painting by Giovanni Pannini
Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus – Battle of Romans & Barbarians Mithras
https://www. khanacademy https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/middle-empire/v/battle-of-the-romans-and-barbarians-ludovisi-battle-sarcophagus-c-250-260-c-e 5 min. Class quiz
Sarcophagus of a philosopher
Arch of Constantine. Distribution of largess Constantine flanked by statues of Hadrian & Marcus Aurelius
Compare it to the Arch of Titus
https://www. khanacademy https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/late-empire/v/arch-of-constantine-315-c-e 10 min
Distribution of largesse, Arch of Constantine