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Middle Roman Empire

Refers to the period and style of art that coincided with the time in Roman Empire from 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, 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

Basics Works of Art Artists Periods, Cultures, Styles Curated Guides

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

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.

Ancient Sabratha

2nd–3rd century C.E.

Leptis Magna

founded 1000 B.C.E., abandoned 7th century C.E.

Amphitheater of El Jem

3rd century

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Curated Guides to Middle Roman Empire

All Textbook Chapters

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

Textbook Chapter - Reframing Art History