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Early empire

The art of gem carving — […]

The art of gem carving

Column of Trajan (detail) — […]

Column of Trajan

Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace), 9 B.C.E. (Ara Pacis Museum, Rome, Italy) (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) — […]

Ara Pacis

Colosseum (Amphitheatrum Flavium), c. 70-80 C.E., Rome Speakers: Valentina Follo (courtesy of Context Travel), Dr. Beth Harris, and Dr. Steven Zucker — […]

Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater), Rome

Apollodorus of Damascus, The Markets of Trajan, 112 C.E. the Militia Tower is visible in the center, rising above the markets (photo: Vašek Vinklát, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) — […]

The Forum and Markets of Trajan

View across the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum) to the Arch of Titus (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) — […]

The Arch of Titus

Dioskourides, Gemma Augustea, 9 - 12 C.E., 19 x 23 cm, double-layered sardonyx with gold, gold-plated silver (Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna) — […]

Gemma Augustea

Augustus of Primaporta (detaIl) — […]

Augustus of Primaporta

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