AR105 Midterm: Roman Civilization Midterm Study Notes.doc
21 Feb 2013
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Structures 1500-2000 years old still stand today. Leon battista alberti, andrea palladio, and pirro ligorio, architects. Many sites were discovered due to treasure hunting, and destructive digging and. Who built what and when of great importance. Roman forum, colosseum and pantheon still survive today. Painting on vases, walls, portraits, sculptures, etc. Tells us about: mythology, religion, rituals, life, historical events, wars, people etc. Pliny the elder gave much info in natural history . Buildings that were destroyed are preserved in drawings. Showed the plan of the city, once on the wall of the |temple of peace. Very little survives, about 1000 fragments, a few having been put together. Many had the face of the emperor. New buildings on the flip side, political propaganda. Honorific inscriptions: base of a statue, name rank, and career, statement by. Commemorative plaques: victory or vow of allegiance.
