Rome

Examples of Rome in the following topics:

• Rome

  • Neoclassical Rome was also a time of political change.
  • Despite the political upheaval, 18th-century Rome remained a desirable destination.
  • Winners of the "Prix de Rome" (Rome Prize) were awarded a three-, four- or five-year scholarship to study at the prestigious institution.
  • Artists studying the classics in Rome would send back to Paris their "envois de Rome;" the results of the inspiration and technique they had acquired in the city.
  • Discuss the importance of Rome during the era of the Enlightenment.

• Rome and the Papal States

  • Rome was a center of Renaissance culture in the second half of the 15th century, and its Pope-Kings were important patrons of the arts.
  • In the latter half of the 15th century, the seat of the Italian Renaissance moved from Florence to Rome.
  • The Renaissance began in Rome under Pope Nicholas V, who became Pontiff on March 19, 1447.
  • Sixtus IV is considered the first Pope-King of Rome.
  • Rome lost some part its religious character over time, becoming increasingly a secular-humanist Renaissance city.

• The Romans

  • Rome was founded in the mid-eighth century BCE by eight tribes who settled in Etruria and on the famous Seven Hills.
  • Oddly, both stories relate the founding of Rome and the origins of its people to brutal murders.
  • Roman historians used these mythical episodes as the reason for Rome's own bloody history and periods of civil war.
  • Romulus, whose name is believed to be the namesake of Rome, is credited for its founding.
  • The villages that would eventually merge to become Rome were descended from Italic tribes.

• The Romans After Constantine

  • Following Constantine's founding of a "New Rome" at the city called Constantinople, the prominence and importance of the city of Rome diminished.
  • Indeed, the city of Rome was sacked multiple times by invading armies, including the Ostrogoths and Visigoths, over the next century.
  • The multiple sackings of Rome did not help the monuments and arts of Rome to remain unscathed.
  • Today when touring Rome, you can easily spot spolia of ancient Roman columns, capitals, and bases used to build and decorate medieval Christian churches.
  • Rome once more regained significance just prior to and during the Renaissance, as the papal authority paid great attention to embellishing the city and renowned artists were hired to study, rebuild, and decorate the eternal city of Rome.

• Renaissance Architecture in Rome

  • Rome, the second Renaissance capital after Florence, was one of the most important architectural and cultural centers during this period.
  • However, patrons in Rome tended to be important officials of the Catholic Church, and buildings are generally religious or palatial in function.
  • Bramante was born in Urbino and first came to prominence as an architect in Milan before traveling to Rome.
  • Another primary example of Renaissance Roman architecture includes the Palazzo Farnese, one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome.
  • The Palazzo Farnese in Rome demonstrates the Renaissance window's particular use of square lintels and triangular and segmental pediments used alternatively.

• Architecture under Constantine

  • Constantine seized sole power over Rome, establishing authority and stability.
  • He then moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople.
  • In Rome, the favorite was Maxentius, who seized who seized the title of emperor on 28 October 306.
  • As the sole emperor of an empire with new-found stability, Constantine was able to patronize large building projects in Rome.
  • Following Constantine's founding of a "New Rome" at Constantinople, the prominence and importance of the city of Rome diminished.

• Architecture

  • In its purest form, neoclassicism is a style principally derived from the architecture of Classical Greece and Rome.
  • In its purest form, neoclassicism is a style principally derived from the architecture of Classical Greece and Rome.
  • The Directoire style reflected the Revolutionary belief in the values of republican Rome: "The stoic virtues of Republican Rome were upheld as standards not merely for the arts but also for political behaviour and private morality...
  • Intellectually, Neoclassicism was symptomatic of a desire to return to the perceived "purity" of the arts of Rome.

• Rome

  • Rome remains the world's epicenter of classical architecture, and ancient Romans are considered innovators of the arch and the dome.
  • Rome remains the world's epicenter of classical architecture, and ancient Romans are considered the innovators of foundational architectural forms, such as the arch and the dome.
  • Examples include the aqueducts of Rome, the Baths of Caracalla , basilicas, and the Roman Colosseum.
  • The Romans based much of their architecture on the dome, such as Hadrian's Pantheon in the city of Rome .
  • Identify the innovations that made Rome the world's epicenter of classical architecture

• Architecture of the Early Roman Empire

  • He and the sons who succeeded him ruled Rome for twenty-seven years.
  • It was a cunning political scheme to garner support from the people of Rome.
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• Architecture during the Severan Dynasty

  • Their troubles demonstrate the importance of this pivotal period that ultimately led to Rome's decline.
  • Like Augustus's arch, that of Septimius is a triple arch--the only surviving one in Rome.
  • Despite its very different design, the arch's components are in dialogue with the triumphal arch in Rome.
  • Caracalla was one of the last emperors of the century who had the time, resources, and power to build in the city of Rome.
  • His longest-lasting contribution is a large bath complex that stands to the southeast of Rome's centre.