Roman Art: A Resource for Educators

Thompson, Nancy L., Felicia Blum, Michael Norris, and Edith Watts (2007)

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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.

Table of contents

Goals and Design of Rome

Quick List of Images

Map

The Relevance of Rome

The Antecedents of Roman Art: Etruscan, Classical Greek, and Hellenistic Art

Roman Historical Overview: A Selective Sketch

Power and Authority in Roman Portraiture (images 1–12)
Image 1: Ring-stone with intaglio bust of Julius Caesar
Image 2: Portrait of a man
Image 3: Colossal portrait of Augustus
Image 4: Cameo portrait of the emperor Augustus
Image 5: Portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula
Image 6: Five architectural fragments from the palace of the emperor Domitian on the Palatine in Rome
Image 7: Aurei of the Twelve Caesars
Image 8: Relief with the emperor Antonius Pius and a suppliant barbarian
Image 9: Portrait of the co-emperor Lucius Verus
Image 10: Portrait of the emperor Caracalla
Image 11: Portrait of the emperor Caracalla
Image 12: Portrait head of the emperor Constantine I

Roman Myth, Religion, and the Afterlife (images 13–25)
Image 13: Denarius minted under Julius Caesar, showing Aeneas carrying Anchises and the Palladium
Image 14: Intaglio ring-stone showing Romulus and Remus suckled by the she-wolf
Image 15: Statuette of Jupiter
Image 16: Relief fragment with the head of Mars
Image 17: Statue of Venus
Image 18: Statuette of a lar
Image 19: Lid of a ceremonial box
Image 20: Camillus
Image 21: Statuette of Cybele on a cart drawn by lions
Image 22: Plaque with Mirthras slaying the bull
Image 23: Cinerary urn with arms and war trophies
Image 24: Funerary altar (cippus) of Cominia Tyche
Image 25: Sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysus and the Four Seasons

Daily Life in Ancient Rome (images 26–45)
Image 26: Portrait bust of a Roman matron
Image 27: Portrait of a young woman with a gilded wreath
Image 28: Portrait bust of a veiled woman
Image 29: Portrait bust of a woman
Image 30: Funerary relief with busts of a man and a woman
Image 31: Portrait bust of an aristocratic boy
Image 32: Diploma for a sailor from Trajan's fleet at Misenum
Image 33: Transport amphora
Image 34: Gladiator cup
Image 35: Beaker with chariot race
Image 36: Stylus
Image 37: Inkwell
Image 38: Ink pen
Image 39: Papyrus with shopping list in Greek
Image 40: Frescoes from a cubiculum nocturnum (bedroom)
Image 41: Fragment of a fresco with garlands and objects related to Dionysiac rites
Image 42: Ten fragments of fresco incorporated in a reconstruction of a cubiculum nocturnum (bedroom)
Image 43: Tesselated floor panel with garlanded woman and geometric pattern
Image 44: Fragment of a large platter or tabletop
Image 45: Pair of skyphi (drinking cups) with relief decoration

Lesson Plans

Treasure Hunt for Grades 1–4

Selected Resources

Glossary

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