history homework units 8-10

ARH

Unit 8/Reflection

1) What custom did Caesar borrow from the Hellenistic rulers that both celebrated his success and created small portable artworks? What other roles did art play in the ascendency of Julius Caesar? (p. 1)

2) According to the clip from HBO’s Rome, how did Augustus establish his power from the beginning? (p. 1)

3) Compare the statue Augustus of Prima Porta to the Roman Republican Orator (c. 100 BCE) on page 176 of your text. (p. 2)

4) Describe some similarities that the detail view of the Ara Pacis (c. 10 BCE) shares with Classical Greek prototypes. (p. 3)

5) Describe two unique facial features from the Funerary Altar of Cominia Tyche (c. 100 CE). Why is this characteristic of the Roman aesthetic? (p. 4)

6) In the National Geographic video clip from Colosseum, what architectural element is emphasized that became a principal innovation for bearing heavy loads? (p. 7)

7) What is the definition of a “groin” vault? (p. 8)

8) Look at the examples from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s article, “Roman Painting” and write about one. (p. 11)

9) Describe and compare the two different busts pictured. (p. 14)

10) Notice the gesture of the Roman commander in Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus (c. 250 CE). Identify three other figures in Roman art that use that same gesture. (p. 15)