Thursday, May 9, 2019

Rome and the Roots of Western Civilization Part 1

Terms and Names
  • Greco-Roman Culture- the mixing of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture
  • Pompeii- a city that was destroyed in 79 A.D. by Mt. Vesuvius
  • Virgil- a poet who wrote some of the most famous works of Latin literature
  • Tacitus- a Roman historian that wrote history with correct facts.
  • Aqueducts- designed to bring waters into cities
Rome
  • Rome conquered Greek in the second century B.C
  • made Greco- Roman culture or classical civilization
  • Roman fine arts
    • Learned sculpture from Greeks, made realistic portraits in stone
    • most sculptures were intended for public education
    • During Augustus, bas- Relief was developed
      • Bas- relief was a type of sculpture where images were carved out of a flaat stone
    • Rome Artists were also good at mosaics
      • pictures made by placing small stones or glass onto a surface
    • Romans excelled in painting
    • Pompeii had great examples of Roman art.

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