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COUCH AND TABLE

Bilingual amphora Andokides Painter c. 525 B.C. Antikensammlungen, Munich Herakles greets Athena from his beautifully decorated couch, mattress, and pillows. The couch is higher on the sides of the pillow. The rectangular legs rest on bases. After the meal, tables were stored under the bed....

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TABULARIUM

Forum Romanum Rome 78 B.C. The Tabularium or Hall of Records on the west end of the forum housed the state archives. The side of the building has an arcade with tall arches which are framed by pilasters. This type of facade became common by the first century B.C....

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CELLA, From the east

Parthenon Acropolis, Athens 447-432 B.C. The inner room of the temple is called the cella. It housed the great statue of Athena which was lit by the sun rising in the east. Behind the sanctuary wall was a much smaller room used as a treasury. Only the western portion of the cella wall has survived with two small segments of the north and south wal...

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THE RIVER GOD ILISSOS

From the West Pediment Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens 437-432 B.C. British Museum, London This supple figure from the northwest corner of the west pediment represents the god of the river Ilissos which flows through the Attica plains. These are all part of that fine collection of sculptured marbles referred to as the Elgin Marbles. They were "collec...

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MILVIAN BRIDGE

Rome 109 B.C. The Milvian Bridge (Pons Mulvius) was the crossing for two of the most important roads in Rome. Still used today, its arches are set over massive piers....

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BRONZE DOORS

Temple of Romulus Forum Romanum Rome Early 4th century The bronze doors are original. They are framed by two columns and a decorated lintel. Notice the partial columns sitting on pedestals. This is typical throughout Roman architecture....

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COFFERED DOME

Pantheon Rome c. 118-128 The coffered dome rises to a twenty-seven foot circular opening called the oculus. It is the one light source for the interior. In five steps, and recessed four times, the coffering diminishes in size. This lightens the load on the dome and enhances its appearance of height. Originally the coffers were decorated, possibly ...

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BATHS

Baia Early 1st century This is a portion of the baths at Baia, a famous resort near Naples....

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THEATRE OF SABRATHA

Tripolitana c. 200 The theatre of Sabratha has a three-story scaenae frons with ninety-six columns decreasing in height from the first to the third story. The scaenae frons is divided into seven sections, which gave the actors many entrances. This was the largest Roman theatre in Africa....

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STOA OF ATTALOS II

Athens 150 B.C. Modern Reconstruction This stoa was originally built along the Athenian Agora, a marketplace in 150 B.C., as a place of business and a shelter for well-to-do Athenians. The two-story colonnaded facade has a Doric order on the ground level and the Ionic order above. This stoa is a modern reconstruction....

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