AR215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Flavian Dynasty, 69, Petrography
28 Jan 2016
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In modern portrayals of ancient roman societies, the buildings are all perfectly white. There is a growing interest in assessing the actual appearance of sculpture in antiquity. Reconstructions often based on visual inspection of colour traces present on the sculpture focus often on the idea of polychrome: bright blues, reds, yellows. Julian dynasty: tiberius ad 14 37, gaius (caligula) ad 37-41. Claudian dynasty: claudius ad 41-54, nero ad 54 68. Flavian dynasty: vespasian ad 69 - 79, titus ad 79 - 81, domition ad 81 96. Reluctantly named heir by augustus when no other options were left. Mainly absent from rome during his life; distrusted the senate. Military man, a very good general, not a good politican. Looked similar to augustus in his portraits. Gemma augustea, early 1st century ad: augustus enthroned as a deity, tiberius stepping from a chariot.
