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Rome: Late Empire
Model of ancient Rome
Timeline:
April 21, 753 BC: legendary foundation of Rome
753-509 BC: Monarchy (Etruscan kings)
509-27 BC: Republic(up to Julius Caesar)
27 BC-96 CE: Early Empire(Augustus and Flavian dynasty)
96-192 CE: High Empire(Trajan, Hadrian & Antonine dynasty)
193-337 CE: Late Empire(Severan dynasty and soldier emperors up to Constantine I)
Orestes myth Sarcophagus, mid-2nd cent. CE
Burial customs
Orestes myth Sarcophagus, mid-2nd cent. CE
Asiatic sarcophagus from Melfi, Italy, late 2nd cent.
Asiatic sarcophagus from Melfi, Italy, late 2nd cent.
2nd cent. Mummy portraits, Fayum, Egypt, encaustic on wood
Pompeii, 4th Style portrait of a married couple, 1st cent CE
2nd cent. Mummy portrait, Fayum, EgyptEncaustic on wood, 1’4” high
Portrait of Caracalla, ca. 215 CE
Portrait of Trajan Decius, ca. 250 CE
3rd-century imperial portraiture
Tetrarchy under Diocletian, 284 to 305
Church of San Marco, Venice
Statue group of the Tetrarchs, today displayed at San MarcoPorphyry, 4’3” high
Reconstruction showing how the statues were set up at the Philadelphion in Constantinople.
Palace of Diocletian, Split, CroatiaCa. 300 CE
Palace of Diocletian, Split, CroatiaCa. 300 CE
Palace of Diocletian, Split, Croatia
Asiatic sarcophagus from Melfi, Italy, late 2nd cent.
Tetrarchy under Diocletian, 284 to 305,And the rise of Constantine
Coin of Constantine I
Rome, Arch of Constantine, 312-315
Arch of Titus, Rome, 81 CE
Rome, Arch of Constantine, 312-315
Diagram of the Arch of Constantine. The colors indicate the dating of the decorative elements.
Rome, Arch of Constantine, detail
Frieze from the arch of Constantine: Constantine distributing largesse
Rome, Arch of Constantine, detail