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ancient rome
REPUBLIC
509-27 bce
Bust of cicero
1st century bce
bust of a man
mid 1st century ce
Brutus
late 1st century bce
flavian woman
early 2nd century ce
togatus barbarini
1st century ce
cincinnatus
the farmer-soldier ideal
Cincinnatus was celebrated as a model of civic virtue and embodiment of the farmer-soldier ideal, the plebeian farmer who tills the earth in times of peace and rushes to battle in times of war. Appointed dictator of Rome for six months, Cincinnatus stepped down after only two weeks following victory over Rome’s enemies. He is typically pictured holding the fasces (a bundle of rods wrapped around an axe, a symbol of Roman authority and power) and a plow.
Juan Antonio Ribera, Cincinnatus Leaves the Plow to Dictate Laws to Rome, 1806
EMPIRE
27 bce-476 ce
augustus of primaporta
early 1st century ce
marcus aurelius
161-180 ce
arch of titus
ca. 81 ce
trajan's column
106-113 ce
the colosseum
70-82 ce
the pantheon
117-125 ce
POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM
dionysiac frieze, villa of the mysteries
before 79 CE
portrait of sappho
before 79 CE
erotic scene
before 79 CE
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