Greek and Roman Art
What's On View The Greek and Roman galleries reveal classical art in all of its complexity and resonance. The objects range from small, engraved gemstones to black-figure and red-figure painted vases to over-lifesize statues and reflect virtually all of the materials in which ancient artists and craftsmen worked: marble, limestone, terracotta, bronze, gold, silver, and glass, as well as such rarer substances as ivory and bone, iron, lead, amber, and wood. The strengths of the collection include painted Greek vases, Greek grave reliefs, Cypriot sculpture, marble and bronze Roman portrait busts, and wall paintings from two villas on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, one at Boscoreale and the other at Boscotrecase. The department's holdings in glass and silver are among the most important in the world, and the collection of archaic Attic sculpture is second only to that in Athens. More about the Department and Its Collection Renovation and Reinstallation Ongoing Research
4 enlaces para estudiar el Imperio Romano en Internet
Estudiar el crecimiento y la caída del Imperio Romano puede ser una experiencia realmente interesante para aprender varias lecciones que pueden aplicarse en nuestro día a día, principalmente relacionadas con la necesidad de un sistema de gestión eficiente y libre de corrupción. En la web hay miles de sitios dedicados a este tema, y aquí os quiero traer cuatro especialmente interesantes. - omnesviae.org - Para conocer las principales ciudades y carreteras, siendo posible buscar rutas especificando origen y destino. Los datos son de la Tabula Peutingeriana. - Museo del Capitolio - Un museo con una web repleta de historias y fotografías para conocer mejor el día a día de aquella sociedad. - Documental PBS - Un documental de casi una hora de duración, uno de los muchos ejemplos que pueden encontrarse en Youtube. - Roma antigua en 3D - Con figuras en 3D podemos usar google earth para conocer mejor el año 320 a.C. Por supuesto, estáis invitados a ampliar la lista en los comentarios.
Ancient Greece
Masters of Rome
Background and links This site does not attempt to explain all the terms used in the books nor to provide a summary of the political and military structure of ancient Rome. If you are unfamiliar with a particular term or concept, the best reference source is normally the excellent glossary provided in each volume. The only exceptions I have made are for an explanation of Roman names and dates, which have their own pages. Many books have been written on Rome; one of my favourites (having acquired it second-hand many years ago) which has been used as a source for this site is: "A History of Rome, down to the reign of Constantine", M. Exhaustive, but not for the casual reader. Web sites devoted to Roman history are many. You may find some broken links in the above sites, but given that they are maintained as hobbies or academic projects, this is not too surprising.
Stoa poikilé
Early Byzantine Art
Early Byzantine Art As you know, Rome was the capitol of the Roman Empire until the era of Constantine. In 324, Constantine moved the capital from Rome to the Greek City of Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople. Things were fine for awhile, but by the 5th century of the common era, things began to change.The West was under attack by the barbarians and ultimately fell apart. The cities that were part of the Roman empire declined in population or simply died. Around 527, Justinian came to the throne in the East — the part of the Roman empire that had its capitol at Byzantium. The center scene here is the Adventus — Justinian is on horseback, with a barbarian begging for mercy. This is standard Roman imperial imagery — but juxtaposed with Christian imagery. Justinian did not see himself as presiding over a period of decline. At the time of Justinian’s reign, Constantinople was a large city of about 1.5 million people. All of this created a good deal of public discontent.
Roman naming conventions
Roman naming practices varied greatly over the centuries from the founding of Rome to the early Middle Ages. However, the practice of the elite during the period between the mid-Republic and the early Empire has come to be seen as the classical Roman naming convention. This is likely to be because this period provides good evidence of naming practices of the best documented class in the best documented Roman period. By the end of the Republican era, a name for an aristocratic male citizen comprised three parts (tria nomina): praenomen (given name), nomen (or nomen gentile or simply gentilicium), being the name of the gens or clan) and cognomen (name of a family line within the gens). During the Empire, superficially the naming conventions appear to dissolve into anarchy. Females were officially known by the feminine form of their father's nomen gentile, followed by the genitive case of their father's (husband's if married) cognomen and an indication of order among sisters. Agnomen[edit]
Beginner's guide to archaeology | Science
Archaeology on television can seem like an activity for geeks in white coats and blokes in over-sized jumpers. But its range of activities is so wide – from laboratory to museum, from excavation to historic building – almost anyone can find a welcome somewhere. Master our quick guide, and you will soon sound like a proper digger. Key concepts Site: A place where something happened in the past that could be or is the subject of excavation. Evaluation: Research, including the digging of narrow "trial trenches" (often with machines), to establish the quality of preservation at a site and its significance (Time Team digs are often described as evaluations). Excavation: The real McCoy, from a few days digging in a farmyard, to years investigating 75 hectares (185 acres) by 80 field archaeologists, with a laboratory and 27 computers on site, prior to the opening of Heathrow Terminal 5. Fill: Disturbed earth, rubble, etc, found beneath the surface, indicative of human activity. Key stages of a dig
