ART 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Corinthian Order, Travertine, Gladiator
27 Jul 2018
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Roman empire (c. 27 bce - 395 ce) Roman developement of this time is reflected in western culture (even through today) Veneer - to cover the surface of (with another material) Only about of the city has been excavated. This is where romans would go in the summer. Most inorganic material was preserved really well because of the eruption. Most buildings were made of rubble or bricks veneered in tiles or marble. The ash/lava created casts with air pockets around the people, so we have all of these casts of people dying. Pompeii is set up like a grid - like manhattan is. First full city 18th century archeologists got to see since the only thing preserved before that were just massive temples or obelisks. This place had roads and houses and simple town things. Roman houses (villas): two stories, extensive, garden in the middle, inset stones, frescos.
