ARTHIST 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Lightning, Decebalus, Middleground
17 Apr 2017
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Lecture 24 - the column of marcus aurelius. Identify the figure on the gorund: campius martius because of the omolus of augustus, he used for the sun dial. Why is each monument/object is important for our understanding of the romans, their art, their history and/or their culture. The column of marcus aurelius - unifying theme is a cmoparison with the column of trajan. Art (style, content, message: aurelius and l. verus. He did study philosphy, quite possible that he has the beard to imitate a philosphers beard. We also had verus, he was not a philosopher. He was more of a person to hang out in taverns, around the town. Verus died in 169 before the column of marcus aurelius started. He spends half his life fighting wars. The column of marcus aurelius, begun ad 176. In the campus martius, right beside the via flaminia. Approx started 176, when aurelius came back to rome after fighting against the germans.
