Detail of the Spiral Frieze of the Column of Marcus Aurelius
A History of Roman Art, enhanced ed., Boston: Wadsworth, 2010 (9780495909873)
From a tomb outside the Porta Viminalis, Rome.
Sarcophagus with Meleager and the Calydonian boar
Sarcophagus with Battle Between Greeks and Amazons
Sarcophagus with Battle Between Greeks and Gauls
Sarcophagus with Roman General Granting Clemency
Sarcophagus with Episodes from the life of a Roman General
Sarcophagus with Battle Between Romans and Barbarians
Romans battling Germans, detail of the spiral frieze of the Column of Marcus Aurelius
Severus, Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, 146-211
Portraits of Julia Domna (Center), Caracalla (left), and Geta (right)
Group portrait of Septimus Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, and Geta
This statue was found in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Caracalla in the guise of the infant Hercules strangling serpents
Adlocutio, Detail of the Spiral Frieze of the Colum of Marcus Aurelius
Severus Alexander, emperor of Rome, 208 - 235
Septimius Severus introducing Caracalla and Geta
This image is a detail of column pedestal, Arch of Septimius Severus.
The Arch of Argentarii was erected by the bankers(argentarii) and cattle dealers of Rome to honor the imperial family.
Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, and Geta sacrificing
Arch of the Money Changers (Rome, Italy)
This relief is located in the passage way 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
Caracalla, Plautilla, and Plautianus sacrificing
This relief is located in the passageway of Arch of the Argentarii.
Mosaic floor, statio of the merchants of Sabratha
A horreum (plural: horrea) was a type of public warehouse used during the ancient Roman period.
1) Temple of the Serveri, 2) forum, 3) basilica
Aerial view (from the northeast) of the Sanctuary of Jupiter, Ba'labakk
Rear view of the Temple of Venus, Ba'labakk
Restored view and plan of the Temple of Venus, Ba'labakk
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.
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.
Severan Forum (looking toward the basilica)
Philip the Arabian, Emperor of Rome, 204 - 249
Decius, Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus, Emperor of Rome, 201-251
Decius's successor was Trebonianus Gallus.
This is a detail of the Heroic statue of Trebonianus Gallus.
The portraits of Julia Mamaea, Severus Alexander's mother and one of the most powerful women of the era, were important trendsetters.
The bust of young woman is roughly contemporary to the portrait of Julia Mamaea.
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.
Sarcophagus with battle of Romans and barbarians
Sarcophagus of Lucius Pullius Peregrinus
Sarcophagus with Achilles and Penthesilea
Medallion with obverse portraits of Diocletian (left) and Galerius (right)
Medallion with reverse portraits of Maximian (left) and Constantius Chlorus (right)
Interior of the Basilica (looking north), Severan Forum
Detail of the Heads of two of the Tetrarchs
Pedestal of a column from the tetrarchic decennial monument
Three Friezes of the Southwest Pillar (pier B), Arch of Galerius
Restored view of the palace of Diocletian
Concordia Augustorum, attic relief, Arch of Septimius Severus
Chariot Procession, attic relief, Arch of Septimius Severus
The Eastern Provinces during the second and third centuries
Courtyard and Entrance of the Residential Wing, Palace of Diocletian
Interior of the Mausoleum, Palace of Diocletian
Betrayal of Christ, South Wall, Arena Chapel
As drawn from memory by John H. Howe, architect
Pompeii was destroyed by the nearby volcano Vesuvius in 79 CE. In this image: 1) Forum, 2) Forum Baths, 3) theater and odeum, and 4) amphitheater.
1) Temple of Apollo, 2) Temple of Jupiter (Capitolium), 3) forum, 4) basilica.