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HYPOSTYLE COLONNADE

Temple of Amon, Luxor Dynasty XVIII, c. 1400-1360 B.C. There are seven papyrus-bundle columns fifty-two feet high on each side of the passage....

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AURELIAN WALL

Rome c. 270 A defensive brick wall built around 270 A.D....

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FRIEZE

Temple of Minerva Forum of Nerva Rome c. 100 Roman architectural emphasis is structural. Decorative motifs are largely influenced by the Greeks, but the Romans developed some of their own decorative forms. This frieze depicts stories from the life of Minerva....

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MARIUS GRATIDUS LIBANUS AND HIS WIFE

End of 1st century B.C. Vatican Museum, Rome Husband and wife are united in this funerary monument....

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FOLDING STOOL

Detail, wall painting from Herculaneum Museo Nazionale, Naples Another variation of a folding stool with double cushions....

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Step Pyramid Of King Zoser Saqqara

The Step Pyramid of King Djoser, located in Saqqara, Egypt, is an ancient marvel that stands as a testament to the ingenuity and architectural prowess of the Old Kingdom period. Built over 4,600 years ago, it is not only one of the oldest pyramids in Egypt but also represents a significant leap in the evolution of pyramid construction. At first gla...

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ARCH OF HADRIAN

Athens Shortly after 138 This unusual commemorative arch, built shortly after the death of Hadrian, combines Roman elements on the bottom with Greek elements on the top. Missing are the original sculptures which helped tie the arch together....

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MARKET OF TRAJAN

Rome c. 100-112 The market of Trajan (Mercatus Traiani) was a shopping center integrated into the flow of city life. The building had six levels, with entrances from the street below and from roadways above. Built onto a hill, the first two stories form a semicircle right next to the Forum of Trajan. Up to the nineteenth century, the market was a ...

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CANOPUS

Hadrian's Villa Tivoli After 130 Hadrian's immense country house was laid out over seven square miles. This small part of the Canopus, the long water basin in the public section of the villa, indicates the Greek sources for the architecture. Hadrian had a great affinity for Greek art and he had copies made of Greek statues to line the canal....

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BATHS OF NEPTUNE

Ostia c. 120 The black and white mosaic dominates through the first and second centuries. In the second century compositions are freer and more lively, such as this marine mosaic....

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