ART HIS 40A Lecture 28: Roman Empire 3 - Caracalla and Constantine
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212 ce context: monotheistic religion in place, laws close traditional temples: slaves able to purchase freedom more flexible system, murders brother, mindful of keeping rome"s populous satisfied, build baths of caracalla, note domed. Baths of caracalla note domed caladarium has a symmetrical plan no oculus to keep heat inside hypopost slaves heat room from below large scale statuary to furnish interior. Roman version of lysippos" herakles, perhaps made for baths of caracalla bronze original ca. 320 bce, now in naples called farnese herakles resting after 12 deeds holds apples of immortality behind back leans on nemean lion-skin. The baths of caracalla by sir alma-tadema, 1899: mixed bathing, lead to rumors that the bath was an orgy. 300 too big for one person to rule divide empire into four parts senior and junior emperors for each part: called caesar and augustus respectively only lasts during his reign.
