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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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OBELISK OF QUEEN HATSHEPSUT

Temple of Amon, Karnak Dynasty XVIII, 1503-1482 B.C. The rose granite obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut is more than ninety-seven feet high. It is one of two built in front of Pylon V. Normally obelisks stand in pairs at the entrance to a temple. The top part which slopes to a point is called a pyramidion....

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COLONNADE AND COURTYARD

Temple of Amon, Luxor Dynasty XVIII, c. 1400-1360 B.C. The hypostyle leads into a large court which is surrounded by columned halls open on the inner courtyard. In the distance is the pylon of Ramesses II. The columns on the left are bundled papyrus columns...

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WALL NICHE

Horrea Epagathiana Ostia c. 145-150 This lovely niche with decorative brickwork held a small statue of a god....

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COMPOSITE COLUMN

Horrea Epagathiana Ostia c. 145-150 A composite capital in stucco and brick on a warehouse in Ostia....

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EMPEROR AUGUSTUS

From Prima Porta Early 1st century Vatican Museum, Rome Based on a classical sculpture of Polykleitos, Augustus is in military dress and represented in an idealized manner, both godlike and human. The idealized portrait came into fashion in the time of Augustus and lasted many years. This statue was copied from a bronze original and was gilded and...

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BRONZE COUCH

From a villa at Boscoreale Staatliche Museen, Berlin Most Roman couches have turned legs. This bronze example from Boscoreale is typical of the late Republican and early Imperial couch. A simple carved headboard ends in a swan's head; a rosette medallion is at the lower end. The legs have a variety of turnings and are supported by stretchers....

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