HISTART 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Getty Villa, Peristyle, Lake Avernus
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Gardens, landscapes, and views of villas near pompeii. Reflections of roman social aspirations and world view as new rulers of the known inhabited world: nature symbolized: god and goddesses. Past volcanic + mountains areas ~ minerals + rocks - cover the earth with beauty (castellanmmare di stabia) Lake avernus is dangerous as a volcanic crater, but also beautiful. Paintings that show country folk who are close to nature. A shrine to nature"s deities - aging of these trends. Satyr - a man and an goat mix. There are grape vines, which reflects regulating of the nature. The mountain is in the background - connections in nature. A wall painting from the house of the centenary in pompeii (right) The shape of the mountain has changed. View near mount vesuvius with vineyard in foreground. Centuriation of the land for army veterans - they got land. The land was a valuable commodity, which was gifted to the veterans.
