Roman365 Directory

Ancient Rome: Images and Pictures by Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Marymount University. An excellent collection of high quality pictures.

This section of Bill Thayer's huge Lacus Curtius site provides many photographs of cities and monuments of the ancient Roman world, some with detailed commentary.

Howard Partridge provides a gallery of his photographs of buildings and ruins in Rome from c.179 BC to 141 AD. Part of the Cupola Collection.

Great Buildings Online provides images and commentary on some of the best-known buildings of the Roman world.

This includes a list of all the images you will be responsible for in quizzes and exams. I may show other images in class, but you will not be examined on them. Similarly, objects marked with an asterisk (*) will not be included on exams. You should also know the general terminology and conventions given in Stokstad, such as her illustrations of "Elements of Architecture" (p. 101, 103, 164-5, etc.), vase shapes (p. 173 fig. 5-26) etc.

Roman Mythological Artwork available to purchase at art.com.

AUGUSTUS: IMAGES OF POWER

Riley Collection of Ancient Roman Portrait Busts

Vast resource on Architectural history which covers Roman Architecture.

Ancient & Classical Architecture Gallery One

Photographs and description of the Forum Romanum, monument by monument, by René Seindal.

The works included in this department cover the Greek, Etruscan and Roman civilisations. They illustrate the artistic activity of a vast region, main centred around the Mediterranean, whose history dates back to the Neolithic period (IVth millennium B.C.) up to the VIth century A.D.

Licensed tour guide of Rome. Private tours of Rome and surroundings offered by an experienced tour guide with a deep knowledge about Roman History, Art and Archeology.

Welcome to my little attempt on a gallery about sculpture. First, let me get one or two things clear. I am not an expert on sculpture. And this is not supposed to be the complete reference guide to world sculpture. Far more it is ment as a rough guide to the great names and styles of western sculpture.

This study of the forum by the University of Virginia includes a photographic survey of its architecture and sensitive maps of Pompeii and its forum leading to 360-degree panoramas.

John Onians argues that Quintilian's attempt to define Roman culture in Book XII of Institutio Oratoria conciously influenced Roman art of his era. In XII.x.36

The Forum Romanum is located in a valley between the Capitoline Hill on the west, the Palatine Hill on the south, the Velia on the east and Quirinal Hill and the Esquiline Hill to the north. The Velia was levelled in Antiquity.

Course notes by Dr. Franklin Toker of Pittsburgh University, providing an illustrated introduction and major works.

San Jose State University provides an extensive gallery of expandable images, accessed via pull-down menu and selection from an array. Basic information is given for each.

An illustrated introduction to Roman columns and arches by Jordan Drew, with images of famous Roman buildings and the three main orders - Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.

A short slide-show of computer-generated views by Stephanie Phan of the Baths of Caracalla.

Links and images of some Roman monuments in Rome itslef.

Site containing many images

Essay on the design and functions of Roman Baths by J.K.Gillon.

I am fascinated by the beauty and longevity of the concrete construction by the Romans. This article explains the reasons for my research over the past 15 years.