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Ancient Roman

Refers broadly to the period, styles, and culture of the state centered on the city of Rome from the period from the founding of the city c. 753 B.C.E. to 410 C.E. when the city was sacked by the Visigoths.

Dates

c. 753 B.C.E.–410 C.E.

Places

Europe > Southern Europe > Italy, Albania, Greece, Malta, North Macedonia, Portugal, Spain, Western Europe > Andorra, Belgium, England, France, Monaco, Central Europe > Austria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Eastern Europe > Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Northern Europe > The Netherlands
Asia > West Asia > Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Africa > North Africa > Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

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Works of Art

House of Neptune and Amphitrite at Herculaneum

before 79 C.E.

Portrait of Young Woman and Couple (Terentius neo and Wife) from Pompeii

1st century C.E.

The Arch at Orange

20s B.C.E.

Colossus of Constantine

c. 312–315

Portraits of Alexander the Great

Roman copy c. 1–50 C.E.

Roman copy c. 20 B.C.E.–20 C.E.

Roman copy c. 2nd century C.E.

305–281 B.C.E.

The Tomb of Eurysaces / The Tomb of the Baker

c. 30–20 B.C.E.

Praxiteles, Apollo Sauroktonos

c. 350–200 B.C.E.

c. 350 B.C.E.

Roman copy: c. 325–350 C.E., Greek original: c. 350 B.C.E.

Roman copy: c. 1st–2nd century C.E., Greek original: c. 350 B.C.E.

Aquae Sulis, Bath, England

1st–5th century C.E.

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Artists

Dioskourides, Gemma Augustea, 9 – 12 C.E., 19 x 23 cm, double-layered sardonyx with gold, gold-plated silver (Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Dioskourides

Apollodorus of Damascus