Middle Roman Empire

The period and style of art coinciding with the time in the Roman Empire from the reigns of the emperors Hadrian to Severus Alexander.

Dates

c. 117–235 C.E.

Places

Europe > Southern Europe > Italy, Albania, Greece, Malta, North Macedonia, Portugal, Spain, Western Europe > Andorra, Belgium ...
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Middle Roman Empire

The period and style of art coinciding with the time in the Roman Empire from the reigns of the emperors Hadrian to Severus Alexander.

Dates

c. 117–235 C.E.

Places

Europe > Southern Europe > Italy, Albania, Greece, Malta, North Macedonia, Portugal, Spain, Western Europe > Andorra, Belgium ...
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Basics Works of Art Artists Curated Guides

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Damnatio memoriae—Roman sanctions against memory

Ancient Roman art, an introduction

Rome’s history in four faces at The Met

Classical orders of architecture explained

Contrapposto explained

Women in Roman art

Ancient and Byzantine mosaic materials

Digging through time: Archaeology in Rome

Roman domestic architecture: the insula

Roman domestic architecture: the villa

Rewriting history: damnatio memoriae in ancient Rome

Works of Art

Bust of an African Child

2nd–3rd century C.E.

Painted portrait of Isis: between empires and icons

2nd century C.E.

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.

c. 325 B.C.E.

305–281 B.C.E.

Aquae Sulis, Bath, England

1st–5th century C.E.

Julia Domna’s Portraits

c. 193–217 C.E.

Hadrian’s Wall

c. 122–128 C.E.

Baths of Caracalla

212–235 C.E.

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120–140 C.E.

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Jug, 290–320 C.E. (North African; Tunis El Aouja, Navigius school), African Red Slip Ware, 23 x 11.5 x 11 cm (Musée du Louvre, Paris)

Navigius school

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The Roman empire in a connected world, 27 B.C.E.–330 C.E.

Middle Roman Empire

Middle Roman Empire

Basics to get you started

Damnatio memoriae—Roman sanctions against memory

Ancient Roman art, an introduction

Rome’s history in four faces at The Met

Classical orders of architecture explained

Contrapposto explained

Women in Roman art

Ancient and Byzantine mosaic materials

Digging through time: Archaeology in Rome

Roman domestic architecture: the insula

Roman domestic architecture: the villa

Rewriting history: damnatio memoriae in ancient Rome

Works of Art

Bust of an African Child

Painted portrait of Isis: between empires and icons

Portraits of Alexander the Great

Aquae Sulis, Bath, England

Julia Domna’s Portraits

Hadrian’s Wall

Baths of Caracalla

Mummy of HerakleidesGetty Conversations

Artists

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