ARTH 2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Hippo Regius, Peristyle, Piazza Armerina
12 Apr 2017
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Combines local parthian styles with roman style. Most emperors rose to the of ce through support of their armies. Each one was murdered either by their army or by their successor. There were constant wars on the frontiers, but too much instability to ght effectively. Not much art or architecture from such troubled times. No longer trying to look supreme and awesome, but how they actually are, kind of. Captured and humiliated by persian king shapur. Spent the rest of his life as a prisoner of war. Augustus - looking back to the golden age of augustus. Trying to implitment he is great like augustus. Didn"t embrace christians, but made not it illegal to be christians. Monotheistic religions have a serious problem with worshipping people. Made it a little bit better for the christians. Was the best to defend rome from the. A lot of it is still standing. All the gates were forti ed with gates.
