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11: The Roman Empire

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    In This Chapter

    • 11.0: Chapter Introduction
      A Fleeting Work in the Eternal City | Multicultural Synthesis: A Roman Tradition | Roman Imitation & Innovation | The Founding of Rome and Birth of an Empire
    • 11.1: Introduction
      The Romans | Capitoline She-Wolf | An Introduction to Ancient Roman Architecture
    • 11.2: Republic
      Temple of Portunus | Maison Carrée | Head of a Roman Patrician | Portraiture of the Roman Republic
    • 11.3: Early Empire
      Augustus of Primaporta | Ara Pacis Augustae | Portrait of Vespasian | Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater) | Forum and Markets of Trajan
    • 11.4: High/Middle Empire
      The Pantheon | Equestrian Sculpture of Marcus Aurelius | Global Connections: Rome's adaptive grid system
    • 11.5: Late Empire
      Late Empire and decline of the Roman Empire | Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the classical world | Egypt and Rome | Egyptianizing sculpture from Hadrian's Villa | Global Connections: Rome, Egypt, and the classical world


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