Question 1

What characteristic is represented by Nero's apparent obesity in his latest numismatic portraits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nero's self-indulgent life of monarchical luxury 
B)  Nero's reputation for feeding the hungry in Rome 
C)  Nero's revival of Republican veristic values 
D)  Nero's attempt to differentiate himself from his megalomaniac predecessor, Caligula 
A)  Nero's self-indulgent life of monarchical luxury 
B)  Nero's reputation for feeding the hungry in Rome 
C)  Nero's revival of Republican veristic values 
D)  Nero's attempt to differentiate himself from his megalomaniac predecessor, Caligula

Question 2

Explain how dynastic group portraiture constructed specific messages about the imperial family.

Accepted Answer

Dynastic group portraiture was a powerfu

Question 3

Compare and contrast Claudius's portraiture with the portraits of his predecessors.

Accepted Answer

Claudius's portraiture can be compared a

Question 4

The representation of Augustus among gods and personifications on the Boscoreale cups suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  Tiberius did not present himself as a divi filius. 
B)  Augustus was never deified by Tiberius. 
C)  the cups were manufactured after Augustus's death. 
D)  Tiberius was worshiped as a god immediately upon his succession. 
A)  Tiberius did not present himself as a divi filius. 
B)  Augustus was never deified by Tiberius. 
C)  the cups were manufactured after Augustus's death. 
D)  Tiberius was worshiped as a god immediately upon his succession.

Question 5

Claudius's Ara Pietatis celebrates the

Accepted Answer

A)  emperor's piety toward the gods, Rome, and family. 
B)  establishment of the Pax Augusta in the western provinces. 
C)  salute of Claudius as emperor by the praetorian guard. 
D)  dedication of the Temple of Venus Genetrix in the Forum Iulium. 
A)  emperor's piety toward the gods, Rome, and family. 
B)  establishment of the Pax Augusta in the western provinces. 
C)  salute of Claudius as emperor by the praetorian guard. 
D)  dedication of the Temple of Venus Genetrix in the Forum Iulium.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true of Roman dynastic group portraits?

Accepted Answer

A)  They combined portraits of the dead with portraits of the living. 
B)  They omitted unpopular family members. 
C)  Not all family members were related by blood. 
D)  All family members were similarly garbed. 
A)  They combined portraits of the dead with portraits of the living. 
B)  They omitted unpopular family members. 
C)  Not all family members were related by blood. 
D)  All family members were similarly garbed.

Question 7

Worship of the Julio-Claudian dynasty took place at what building?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Capitolium in Rome 
B)  the Sebasteion in Aphrodisias 
C)  the Ara Pietatis in Rome 
D)  the Porta Palatina in Turin 
A)  the Capitolium in Rome 
B)  the Sebasteion in Aphrodisias 
C)  the Ara Pietatis in Rome 
D)  the Porta Palatina in Turin

Question 8

Discuss the imagery of the Ara Pietatis and its relationship to the earlier Ara Pacis Augustae.

Accepted Answer

The imagery of the Ara Pietatis, also kn

Question 9

Claudius's rejection of the Classicizing architectural style of his predecessors is evident in the use of ____________ in Claudian architecture.

Accepted Answer

A)  dressed masonry 
B)  rustication 
C)  Cyclopean masonry 
D)  pediments 
A)  dressed masonry 
B)  rustication 
C)  Cyclopean masonry 
D)  pediments

Question 10

Explain how Nero's Domus Aurea differed from traditional Roman residential architecture.

Accepted Answer

Nero's Domus Aurea differed from traditi

What characteristic is represented by Nero's apparent obesity in his latest numismatic portraits?

Explain how dynastic group portraiture constructed specific messages about the imperial family.

Compare and contrast Claudius's portraiture with the portraits of his predecessors.

The representation of Augustus among gods and personifications on the Boscoreale cups suggests that

Claudius's Ara Pietatis celebrates the

Which of the following is NOT true of Roman dynastic group portraits?

Worship of the Julio-Claudian dynasty took place at what building?

Discuss the imagery of the Ara Pietatis and its relationship to the earlier Ara Pacis Augustae.

Claudius's rejection of the Classicizing architectural style of his predecessors is evident in the use of ____________ in Claudian architecture.

Explain how Nero's Domus Aurea differed from traditional Roman residential architecture.

Italy Before the Rise of Rome

From Village to World Capital

Republican Town Planning and Pompeii

Republican Domestic Architecture and Mural Painting

From Marcellus to Caesar

The Augustan Principate

Preparing for the Afterlife During the Early Empire

The Pax Augusta in the West

Civil War, the Flavians, and Nerva

Pompeii and Herculaneum in the First Century

Trajan, Optimus Princeps

Hadrian, the Philhellene

The Antonines

Ostia, Port and Mirror of Rome

Burying the Dead During the High Empire

The Severan Dynasty

Lepcis Magna and the Eastern Provinces

The Soldier Emperors

The Tetrarchy

Constantine, Emperor and Christian Patron

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Exam 9: The Julio-Claudian Dynasty

What characteristic is represented by Nero's apparent obesity in his latest numismatic portraits?

Explain how dynastic group portraiture constructed specific messages about the imperial family.

Compare and contrast Claudius's portraiture with the portraits of his predecessors.

The representation of Augustus among gods and personifications on the Boscoreale cups suggests that

Claudius's Ara Pietatis celebrates the

Which of the following is NOT true of Roman dynastic group portraits?

Worship of the Julio-Claudian dynasty took place at what building?

Discuss the imagery of the Ara Pietatis and its relationship to the earlier Ara Pacis Augustae.

Claudius's rejection of the Classicizing architectural style of his predecessors is evident in the use of ____________ in Claudian architecture.

Explain how Nero's Domus Aurea differed from traditional Roman residential architecture.

Italy Before the Rise of Rome

From Village to World Capital

Republican Town Planning and Pompeii

Republican Domestic Architecture and Mural Painting

From Marcellus to Caesar

The Augustan Principate

Preparing for the Afterlife During the Early Empire

The Pax Augusta in the West

Civil War, the Flavians, and Nerva

Pompeii and Herculaneum in the First Century

Trajan, Optimus Princeps

Hadrian, the Philhellene

The Antonines

Ostia, Port and Mirror of Rome

Burying the Dead During the High Empire

The Severan Dynasty

Lepcis Magna and the Eastern Provinces

The Soldier Emperors

The Tetrarchy

Constantine, Emperor and Christian Patron

Filters