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Chapter 8 Overview

What You’ll Learn To Do: Examine and identify Ancient Roman art.

In Chapter 8 we will examine Ancient Roman art. We will look at how this art contributed to the larger development of Western art. It is imperative to understand Ancient Roman art in order to see how it impacted later artistic developments.

Learning Activities

The learning activities for this module include:

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  • Review: Key Learning Items

Introduction

  • Read: Introduction to Ancient Roman Culture
  • Watch: A Virtual Tour of Ancient Rome (13:46)

Roman Republic

  • Read: Introduction to Art During the Roman Republic
  • Read: Roman Republic Architecture
  • Read: Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (Rome)
  • Watch: Temple of Portunus (3:10)
  • Watch: Veristic Male Portrait (2:58)

Early Roman Empire

  • Read: Augustus and Art of the Early Empire
  • Watch: Ara Pacis (10:40)
  • Read: Portraiture in the Augustan Age
  • Watch: Head of Augustus (5:15)
  • Read & Watch: Augustus of Primaporta (video—4:52)
  • Read: Painting in the Early Roman Empire
  • Watch: Painted Garden (4:03)
  • Watch: Villa of Mysteries (9:12)
  • Watch: The Colosseum (8:33)
  • Watch: The Arch of Titus (6:34)

Extra Review

  • Review: External Resources

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