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Theater and Amphitheater in the Roman World
Spectacle was an integral part of life in the Roman world. Some forms of spectacle—triumphal processions, aristocratic funerals, and public banquets, for example—took as their backdrop the city itself. Others were held in purpose-built spectator buildings: theaters for plays and other scenic entertainment, amphitheaters for gladiatorial combats and wild beast shows, stadia for athletic competitions, and circuses for chariot races ( 59.11.14 ). As a whole, this pervasive culture of spectacle served both as a vehicle for self-advertisement by the sociopolitical elite and as a means of reinforcing the shared values and institutions of the entire community.
Theater and Amphitheater in the Roman World | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Muse aristocratic funerals, and public banquets, for example—took as their backdrop the city itself. others were held in purpose-built spectator buildings: theaters for plays and other scenic entertainment, amphitheaters for gladiatorial combats and wild beast shows, stadia for athletic competitions, and circuses for chariot races ( 59.11.14 ). as a whole, this pervasive culture of spectacle served both as a vehicle for self-
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Art of the Roman Provinces, 1–500 A.D. | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of would have found many similarities among the places that he or she visited: roman coins circulated everywhere, and in every province there were cities adorned with statues of the emperor and buildings such as baths, basilicas, and amphitheaters that embodied roman cultural and architectural norms. each region nevertheless had its own history, its own local culture, and its own relationship with rome. art demonstrates both the scope and the limits of roman influence,
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Contexts for the Display of Statues in Classical Antiquity | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Me craftsmen. a means of display highly characteristic of the roman empire was the arrangement of statues in tiers of niches adorning public buildings, including baths (03.12.13; 03.12.14), theaters, and amphitheaters. several of the most impressive surviving statuary displays come from ornamental facades constructed in the eastern provinces ( library of celsus, ephesus, turkey). bolstered by wealth drawn from around the mediterranean,
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