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1
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Romans were first to use ___ arch extensively

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Round

2
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The result of crossing two barrel vaults

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Groin vault

3
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Building material pioneered by Romans

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Concrete

4
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Domed structure with a temple front and an oculus

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Pantheon

5
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Built the largest forum in Rome and commissioned artists to tell the story in a spiraling frieze on a giant colum

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Emperor Trajan

6
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First emperor of Rome, also inaugurated the Pax Augstea

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Octavian Augustus

7
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Roman emperor whose military accomplishments are reflected in bronze equestrian statue

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Marcus Aurelius

8
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First Christian emperor, was baptized on his deathbed

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Constantine

9
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Type of perspective used in roman paintings that was not created mathematically

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Intuitive perspective

10
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Vacation home in Pompeii depicting Dyonisian cults

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Villa of the Mysteries

11
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Mosaic depicting aftermath of a banquet

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The Unswept Floor

12
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Group sculpt that marks a return to abstraction and idealization

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The Tetrarchs

13
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Fresco illustrating passage from life to death of a young man

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Tomb of Hunting and Fishing, Tarquinia

14
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Trend in Roman republican portraiture depicting subjects in realistic detail without idealization

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Verism

15
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Sculptor combined orator pose with contropossto

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Augustus of Primaporta

16
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Life size Etruscan terracotta sculpture

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Apollo of Veii

17
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Sculpture portraiture that emphasized virtue and wisdom

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Portrait head of an elder

18
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Copy of a Greek original by Lysippus, placed in baths of Caracalla

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Farnese Hercules

19
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Large rectangular public building in the Trajan forum, including nave, apses, and legal center

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Basilica Ulpia

20
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Unofficial religions imported from conquered nations and tolerated by the status quo

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Mysteries

21
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Most of the Etruscan imagery and artifacts that have reached us are from ___

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Tombs/Necro

22
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Christian persecutions intensified in the year 250 but were ended in the year 313 by Emperor ____

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Constantine

23
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Greek letter sign seen by Constantine in a dream

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Chi-Rho

24
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Long period of peace and prosperity inaugurated by Emperor Octavian Augustus

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Pax Romana (Roman Peace)

25
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Arch of Constantine, a marvel of sculpture recycling, celebrated this victorious battle

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Battle of the Milvian Bridge in which Constantine defeated Maxentius

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Built in four arcades, this Roman landmark was a stadium for Gladiator games

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Coliseum or Flavian Amphitheater

27
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The Roman temple differs from the Greek in that…

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It can only be accessed from the front

28
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Altar built in the times of Octavian Augustus to celebrate a period of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana

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Ara Pacis Augustae