The term “Constantinian” is used to describe official manifestations of the arts during the final three-quarters of the fourth century. The...

ART AND THE DECLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Nowadays, we tend to use the term Late Antiquity to describe the final period of the Roman Empire a...

THE THIRD CENTURY OF ROMAN SCULPTURE ART Under the Severans, from Septimius Severus (193—212) to Alexander Severus (222—235), Rome continue...

THE AUGUSTAN MYTH The emperors imposed new organs of government and a centralized administration, with themselves as head of the army and ...

THE REPUBLICAN ERA OF ROMAN SCULPTURE We describe as “Republican” the art of the period between the foundation of Rome in 753 BC and the...

SILVER AND CERAMICS An archaeological find such as the Boscoreale. Treasure, probably buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 69 AD and now...

BRONZE WORK OF ROMAN SCULPTURE ART The term bronze covets a number of copper-based alloys. In Roman times, the word aes was used for both c...