The ROMAN EMPIRE200 B.C.E. to 300 A.C.E.

The Roman Empire stretched from England to Egypt; Spain to Russia.

Ruled by an Emperor, the Roman Culture was a mixture of older cultures (primarily Greek).

Romans spread this cultural mix to the places they conquered.

The ROMAN EMPIRE200 B.C.E. to 300 A.C.E.

Roman art was heavily influenced by Greek Art and Architecture.

Roman Art is less religious and less idealized than Greek art.

Roman Art is more functional and less decorative than Greek

Art.

Roman Art was made to showcase the greatness of an Emperor and the Empire.

Roman Sculpture:Realistic depictions of Roman Leaders.

Roman sculpture is about the power and might of the Emperor and Empire. They were not as obsessed with perfect beauty.

Showed the true looks of their subjects – including their imperfections.

Augustus Caesar, marble 20 B.C.E.

The ROMAN EMPIRE200 B.C.E. to 300 A.C.E.

What does this building remind you of?

Pantheon… or wait Parthenon… Pantheon?

Roman Architecture:Massive public buildings to proclaim the power and the riches of the Roman Empire.

Romans Invented:Arch, Vault, and Dome.The use of Concrete

Created baths, forums, bridges, aqueducts, sewers and palaces.

The Organizers

The Extremists