A History of Roman Art, enhanced ed., Boston: Wadsworth, 2010 (9780495909873)
Pedestal of a column from the tetrarchic decennial monument
Detail of the Heads of two of the Tetrarchs
Interior of the Basilica (looking north), Severan Forum
Medallion with reverse portraits of Maximian (left) and Constantius Chlorus (right)
Medallion with obverse portraits of Diocletian (left) and Galerius (right)
Sarcophagus with Achilles and Penthesilea
Sarcophagus of Lucius Pullius Peregrinus
Sarcophagus with battle of Romans and barbarians
This relief sculpture is the fragmentary sarcophagus found at Acilia, near Rome. It is an example of a later form of Roman coffin that is called lenos (bathtub) sarcophagus type because of its rounded corner.
The bust of young woman is roughly contemporary to the portrait of Julia Mamaea.
The portraits of Julia Mamaea, Severus Alexander's mother and one of the most powerful women of the era, were important trendsetters.
This is a detail of the Heroic statue of Trebonianus Gallus.
Decius's successor was Trebonianus Gallus.
Decius, Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus, Emperor of Rome, 201-251
Philip the Arabian, Emperor of Rome, 204 - 249
Severan Forum (looking toward the basilica)
Maximinus Thrax was a huge man whose enormous physical strength and great height propelled him through the ranks to become emperor after the death of Severus Alexander.
Restored cutaway view of the Christian community house, Dura-Europos
Restored Image by John Burge. 1) Courtyard of Private house converted into Christian community house, 2) Meeting hall, 3) Baptistery.
Restored view and plan of the Temple of Venus, Ba'labakk
Rear view of the Temple of Venus, Ba'labakk
Aerial view (from the northeast) of the Sanctuary of Jupiter, Ba'labakk
1) Temple of the Serveri, 2) forum, 3) basilica
A horreum (plural: horrea) was a type of public warehouse used during the ancient Roman period.
Mosaic floor, statio of the merchants of Sabratha
Caracalla, Plautilla, and Plautianus sacrificing
Arch of the Money Changers (Rome, Italy)
This relief is located in the passageway of Arch of the Argentarii.
Conference between Marcus Aurelius and Germans, Detail, Column of Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180
Detail of the spiral frieze of the Column of Marcus Aurelius
Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, and Geta sacrificing
Severus, Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, 146-211
This relief is located in the passage way of Arch of the Argentarii.
The Arch of Argentarii was erected by the bankers(argentarii) and cattle dealers of Rome to honor the imperial family.
This image is a detail of column pedestal, Arch of Septimius Severus.
Septimius Severus introducing Caracalla and Geta
Severus Alexander, emperor of Rome, 208 - 235
Adlocutio, Detail of the Spiral Frieze of the Colum of Marcus Aurelius
Caracalla in the guise of the infant Hercules strangling serpents
This statue was found in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Group portrait of Septimus Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, and Geta
Portraits of Julia Domna (Center), Caracalla (left), and Geta (right)
Romans battling Germans, detail of the spiral frieze of the Column of Marcus Aurelius
Sarcophagus with Battle Between Romans and Barbarians
Sarcophagus with Episodes from the life of a Roman General
Sarcophagus with Roman General Granting Clemency
Sarcophagus with Battle Between Greeks and Gauls
Sarcophagus with Battle Between Greeks and Amazons
Sarcophagus with Meleager and the Calydonian boar
From a tomb outside the Porta Viminalis, Rome.
Detail of the Spiral Frieze of the Column of Marcus Aurelius
Amphion and Niobe, right side of the Niobid sarcophogus
Sarcophagus with massacre of the Niobids
From a tomb outside the Porta Vimianalis, Rome.
Man and woman in the guise of Mars and Venus
Burial chamber of the Tomb of the Pancratii
The stucco vault above is compositionally similar to many Third Style walls and presents an eclectic array of subjects from painted still lifes and rustic landscapes to reliefs of seahorses, lions and mythological narratives.
This relief was found in Isola Sacra necropolis, from tomb 100.
This relief was found in Isola Sacra necropolis (Ostia, Italy)
Ceiling and mural paintings, from Insula of the Painted Vaults, Room 4, Ostia
Head, Detail of Triumph of Marcus Aurelius