This course will investigate the visual culture of ancient Rome and its
territories from the emergence of Augustus as sole leader of the empire in
31 B.C. to the death of the emperor Constantine in A.D. 337.  In the
course we will explore the full repertoire of Roman artistic production,
including architecture, sculpture, painting, and so-called "minor arts."
Issues of artistic style, production technique, patronage, and function
will be examined in order to reconstruct both how works of art operated
within the fabric of Roman society and how they appeared to the ancient
Roman viewer.  The relationship between the art of Rome and that of its
forerunners, neighbors, and provinces will also be addressed, as will the
influence of Roman artistic forms in later art historical periods