Worksheet #8  High and Late Roman Empire

v     Why is it called the High Empire? (p. 274)

v     What major complex did Trajan build in Rome?  Who was the Architect? (p. 275)

v     Describe the Column of Trajan. (p. 276)

v     Roman sculpture seems to show a fluctuation between two opposite artistic tendencies.  What are they?

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• How does the design of the Pantheon reflect Roman ingenuity for construction and what new element is created on this monument? (p. 279-280)

• What is an insula and how is it used? (p. 282)

v     Describe the difference in the styles used on the two panels carved for Antoninus Pius (10-57 & 10-10-58). (p. 284)

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• How did the portraits of the Antonines differ from previous styles...what element seems to have been added? (p. 286)

v     List three factors that demonstrate the decline of the Roman power by the late second century. (p. 289)

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v     What reason could be given for the popularity of the philosopher theme on third-century sarcophagi? (p. 293)

v     What was the model for Diocletian’s Palace at Split? (p. 294)

v     What feature of the palace was of great importance to the development of medieval architecture?

v     What events are often used to mark the beginning of the Middle Ages?

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v     What reasons can be given for Constantine’s reuse of second century sculpture on his triumphal arch? (p. 295)

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