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“A reconstruction of the Ludus Magnus, with the Colosseum in the background. Practice stakes (pali) are shown set up at the far end of the arena. The bottom righthand corner has been cut away to show the various rooms. Steps led up from the...
“A. The large mercantile harbour [harbor] of Kantharos; B. The main naval harbour [harbor] of Zea; C. The smaller naval harbour [harbor] of Munichia.” (caption, p.13); “Faced with certain Spartan retaliation, the Athenian assembly took the...
“One of the finest – and most controversial – works of third-century relief sculpture is the fragmentary sarcophagus found at Acilia, near Rome. It is an example of a later form of Roman coffin that art historians call the lenos (bathtub)...
“One of the finest – and most controversial – works of third-century relief sculpture is the fragmentary sarcophagus found at Acilia, near Rome. It is an example of a later form of Roman coffin that art historians call the lenos (bathtub)...
“The first part of the project, which began perhaps as early as Augustus, was a grandiose temple to Jupiter; an inscription suggests it was completed by 60 CE. The Jupiter temple is a typical example of the compromise between Greek and Roman...
“The large oecus (5) next to the nuptial bedchamber (4) contains the famous frieze representing the “mysteries” of the Dionysus cult that give the villa its name. The paintings here represent the initiation of a young woman into the mysteries...
“This stoa received its name (poikile, ‘painted’) from the series of large paintings which decorated its walls. These were painted on wooden panels by the three great Athenian painters of the day, Polygnotus, Micon and Panaenus. The paintings...
1. Large central nave, which reached a height of 39 m under three groin vaults 2. Aisles in concrete with octagonal coffers 3. Western apse, which contained the colossal statue of Constantine.
1. Peristyle entrance 2. Polygonal atrium 3. Vestibule of the baths 4. Frigidarium 5. Piscina 6. Tepidarium and caldarium 7. Vestibule of the peristyle 8. Large peristyle with fountain 9. Covered walk of the Great Hunt 10. Basilican coenatio with...
1100 block of Eastern Parkway looking west. Wooden plank bridge over a creek with construction materials at a large mound of dirt where a tunnel is being built and supported.
1100 block of Eastern Parkway. Three men stand in a long ditch where a large pipe has been laid. More men stand outside the ditch near construction machinery.
1957 Spring Class Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. A large group of men inside a theater. The individuals are numbered and identified by name beneath the photograph.
1959 Spring Class Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. A large group of men sit and stand in rows outside the Scottish Temple. In one image, the individuals are numbered and identified by name.
1967 Fall Class Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. A large group of men inside a theater. The individuals are numbered and identified by name beneath the photograph.
