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C O U R S E
Roman Architecture
Diana Kleiner, Yale University
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C O U R S E L E C T U R E The Temple of Venus and Roma Notes taken on March 19, 2014 by Edward Tanguay |
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Hadrian
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born in 76 AD
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emperor at age 41 after serving together with Trajan for a number of years
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born in Spain, like Trajan
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one of the most educated and most intellectual of the Roman emperors
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traveled extensively
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reversed Trajan's policy
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Trajan involved in many wars and extended empire beyond its reaches
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Hadrian was more of a peaceful emperor
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concerned with consolidating the empire
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built the Hadrian Wall in Britain
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was a philhellene
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first emperor with beard
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word toga in public but himation in private
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was called "the Greekling"
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also in his architecture
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may have designed himself
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was an amateur architect
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may have designed Temple of Venus and Roma
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Venus: goddess of Roman family
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special favorite of Julius Caesar and Augustus
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in this way is conjuring up his connections to early leaders of the republic and empire
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Roma: goddess of the city of Rome
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121 AD began construction
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135 AD inaugurated by Hadrian
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141 AD finished by Antoninus Pius
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307 AD damaged by fire
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two plans may have been the case
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we think that Maxentius who rebuild it kept to the original plan
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main features are the same
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features are different from typical Roman temple
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two cellas back to back, one for each god
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because Hadrian was a Philhellene
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walls are scalloped
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best features: location, location, location
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arch of Titus
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Flavians chose to build their buildings here to replace what Nero had done there
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current remains
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niche with semi-dome
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beginning of coffered vault, we think it was barrel-vaulted
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Domitian's architect
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Rabirius
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Flavian palace, became the palace for all emperors thereafter
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Hadrian inspired by him
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material used
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returns to using Greek marble for his building
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blue-veined marble