1. Ancient Art History Survey: History of Western Art I, Week 7
Lysippos, Alexander the Great, Hellenic, Hellenistic, Macedonia/Pella, mosaic, tesserae,
Ephesus, Lysimachos, Pergamon, Attalids, Pergamon Altar/Gigantomachy, Asclepion,
Seven Wonders of the World, Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar II),
Zeus/Olympia, Mausoleum, Temple of Artemis, Herostratus, Colossus of Rhodes,
Lighthouse of Alexandria, Etruscans (Italy; Etruria; Veii), Apollo of Veii, Romulus and
Remus, Rome, Aeneas, Roman Republic, veristic (topographical), death masks, Julius
Caesar, Octavian, Battle of Actium, Augustus, Julio-Claudian, Livia, Prima Porta,
adlocutio, Aeneas, cuirass, Parthians, standards, cornucopia, Ara Pacis, Campus Martius,
Tellus
Possible essay question:
--Differentiate between Hellenic and Hellenisitic. Discuss the Seven Wonders of the
World. Which were of Hellenisitic origin? What has happened to them?
--Discuss the propagandistic messages of the Augustus from Prima Porta and the Ara
Pacis.
Images:
Alexander the Great, c.4th century BC
Augustus from Prima Porta, c.20 BC
Ara Pacis Augustae, c.10 BC