Roman Art: A Resource for Educators

Roman Art: A Resource for Educators

Thompson, Nancy L., Felicia Blum, Michael Norris, and Edith Watts
2007
210 pages
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This fully illustrated resource is designed for teachers of grades K–12 and includes a discussion of the relevance of Rome to the modern world, a short historical overview, and descriptions of forty-five works of art from the Museum's collection of Roman art. Lesson plans, classroom activities, maps, bibliographies, and a glossary are also included.

Met Art in Publication

Marble statue of Aphrodite, Marble, Roman
1st or 2nd century CE
Carnelian oval engraved gem, Carnelian, Roman
1st century BCE–1st century CE
Amethyst intaglio portrait of a man, Amethyst, Roman
ca. 50–40 BCE
Sardonyx cameo portrait of the Emperor Augustus, Sardonyx, Roman
ca. 41–54 CE
Gold aurei of the Twelve Caesars, Gold, amethyst, Roman
ca. 69–96 CE
Bronze military diploma fragment, Bronze, Roman
113/14 CE
Marble portrait of the emperor Caracalla, Marble, Roman
212–217 CE
Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I, Marble, Roman
ca. 325–370 CE
Marble portrait of a man, Marble, Roman
late 1st century BCE
Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus, Marble, Roman
ca. 14–37 CE
Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula, Marble, Roman
37–41 CE
Five marble architectural fragments, Marble, Roman
ca. 90–92 CE
Gold aurei of the Twelve Caesars, Gold, amethyst, Roman
ca. 46 BCE–68 CE
Stucco relief fragment, Stucco, Roman
ca. 138–161 CE
Marble portrait of the co-emperor Lucius Verus, Marble, Roman
161–169 CE
Fragmentary bronze portrait of the emperor Caracalla, Bronze, Roman
ca. 211–217 CE
Marble relief fragment with the head of Mars, Marble, Roman
early 3rd century CE
Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull, Bronze, Roman
mid-2nd–early 3rd century CE
Silver denarius of Julius Caesar, Silver, Roman
47–46 BCE
Bronze statuette of Jupiter, Bronze, Roman
2nd half of 2nd century CE
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