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Document Week 2, work covered, work set

My notes for the opening lecture on Tacitus Annals XIV are attached.  Also the brief talk on Ovid.  We are preparing Ovid Amores 1.2 and...

Tacitus, Agrippina, Nero view
Image collection Nero and Armenia

Nero, wearing a cloak and sword-belt supports a slumped, naked personification of Armenia by the upper arms. She is wearing a soft, Eastern-style...

Latin, Nero, Roman art, Emperors, Ancient history view
Image collection 3rd century CE mosaic pavement showing the four factions (Reds, Blues, Greens and Whites). Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome., 3rd century CE mosaic pavement. Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome.

This 3rd century CE mosaic pavement shows the four factions (Reds, Blues, Greens and Whites). Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme,...

Ancient history, Classics, Emperors, Nero, Roman art, Mosaics, Chariot racing view
Image collection Nero and Agrippina, Agrippina & Nero, Nero and Agrippina

Agrippina's influence is visible on coins minted in December 54 CE, which show her head facing Nero’s. On this relief from the Sebasteion at...

Ancient history, Classics, Nero, Numismatics, Roman, Roman art, Roman coins, Rome view
Image collection Wall Painting, Villa Oplontis, Wall painting, Villa Oplontis, Wall painting, Villa Oplontis, Wall painting, Villa Oplontis, Wall painting, Villa Oplontis, Wall painting, Villa Oplontis

These wall paintings come from Villa Oplontis, a.k.a. Villa Poppaea. It is regularly associated with Poppaea Sabina. Oplontis appears on the...

Nero, Poppaea Sabina, Villa Oplontis, Ancient history, Interior design, Roman art, Wall painting, Pompeii view
Image collection Relief panel from the proscenium of the theatre at Delphi illustrating scenes from the mythology of Hercules , Relief panel from the proscenium of the theatre at Delphi illustrating scenes from the mythology of Hercules , Relief panel from the proscenium of the theatre at Delphi illustrating scenes from the mythology of Hercules

These panels decorated the proscenium of the theatre at Delphi. They illustrate scenes from the mythology of Hercules (Cerberus; Nemean Lion;...

Ancient history, Nero, Roman art view
Image collection Poppaea Sabina, Poppaea Sabina

Many statues were housed in the Temple of Hera at Olympia. This one of (probably) Poppaea Sabina as a priestess is of very high quality.

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Poppaea Sabina, Ancient history, Classics, Nero, Roman, Roman art, Olympia view
Image collection Nero, Nero

Here we have Nero's official image. Suetonius lists the physical characteristics of Nero as follows: Height: average; Body: pustular and...

Ancient history, Nero, Classics, Numismatics, Emperors, Latin, Roman, Roman coins view
Link VILLA OPLONTIS

This link takes to to some interesting material about Villa Oplontis, etc

 Ancient history, Classics, Emperors, Nero, Pompeii, Poppaea Sabina, Roman architecture, Wall painting view
Link SUETONIUS NERO

This link takes you to a translation of Suetonius’ Nero

 Ancient history, Classics, Emperors, History, Latin, Nero, Rome, Suetonius view
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