Dr. Andrew Findley

About Dr. Andrew Findley

Dr. Andrew Findley is a Classical art and architectural historian who has spoken and published in topics related to Roman architectural history and art history teaching methodology. He earned his Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis and has previously taught at the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington, Indiana.

Temple of Jupiter (detail), Relief with Marco Aurelius sacrificing to Jupiter (Pietas Augusti), from the decoration of a triumphal arch, 177-180 C.E. (Capitoline Museums, Rome) — This three-in-one temple to “Jupiter Best and Greatest,” Juno, and Minerva was central in ancient Roman religion.

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Rome

by Dr. Andrew Findley

Arch of Constantine, 312-315 C.E., and older spolia, marble and porphyry, Rome — For the first time, a Roman emperor celebrated victory over fellow Romans, and appropriated the art of earlier rulers.

Arch of Constantine, Rome

by Dr. Andrew Findley

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