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Ancient Art Podcast

For Students 9th - 10th
Video podcast series about the art and culture of the ancient Mediterranean world hosted by Lucas Livingston, a director of education at the Art Institute of Chicago. Choose from a large menu of select topics on the art of ancient Egypt,...
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BBC

Bbc: History? A Collection of Roman Mosaics

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pictures of Roman mosaics taken from Roman ruins and sites in England. If you click on "Find Out More," you will get a print bibliography. Archived.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Diadoumenos

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Statue of Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Eirene (Peace)

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Eirene (personification of peace)" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Wounded Amazon

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of a wounded Amazon" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art;statue of Herakles Seated on a Rock

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Herakles seated on a rock" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Togatus

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century B.C. Roman sculpture "Statue of a togatus" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Torso of a Centaur

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Torso of a centaur" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art History: Fragments, Great Eleusinian Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief" with a description and enlargeable images of the piece.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Roman Copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos (In Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine a Roman copy of a famous Greek original and view three accompanying video clips that provide useful background information about the statue's particulars. One explains who Aphrodite was; the second tells why this particular...
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The Romans: Art, Architecture, & Building

For Students 9th - 10th
The main Roman innovations in sculpture were in portraiture and in the recording of actual events in low relief.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Ancient Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 13 Grade-Leveled texts (6-11) on the topic Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome was one of the most influential republics and empires in recorded history. Learn more about how the republic and empire emerged and about the...
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Curated OER

Roman Villa and Mosaics

For Students 9th - 10th
Three pages of photos of an early Roman villa with decorative floor, wall, and bath mosaics.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Learning to Read Rome's Ruins

For Students 9th - 10th
Ibiblio offers a short account on how Renaissance scholars began to explore the ancient Roman ruins and reconstruct the Roman architectural achievements.
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Roman Emperors: A Visual Compendium of Roman Emperors

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents an illustrated list of Roman Emperors and their contributions to Roman Art. Shows sculptures and/or portraits from coins.
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Roman Painting: Frescoes From Campania

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives detailed descriptions, classifications, and pictures of the various wall frescoes found in the Naples area of Italy during the period of ancient Rome. This includes the city of Pompeii.
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History of Painting: Greek and Roman Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource, although focusing more on Greek painting, contains some insight information on ancient Roman painting, primarily the Roman frescoes.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Roman Art

For Students 2nd - 7th
History for Kids presents a history of art in ancient Rome and teaches about sculpture, painting and wall reliefs.
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Romans in Britain: Roman Mosaics

For Students 9th - 10th
Historical site from Romans-In-Britain covering the history of the Roman mosaics in Britain. Provides information on the design, building, and construction of the mosaics.
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Curated OER

Roman Painting: Frescoes From Campania

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives detailed descriptions, classifications, and pictures of the various wall frescoes found in the Naples area of Italy during the period of ancient Rome. This includes the city of Pompeii.
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Curated OER

Cupid Astride Dolphin

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pictures of Roman mosaics taken from Roman ruins and sites in England. If you click on "Find Out More," you will get a print bibliography.
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Curated OER

Sea Horse

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pictures of Roman mosaics taken from Roman ruins and sites in England. If you click on "Find Out More," you will get a print bibliography.
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Curated OER

Head of Medusa

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pictures of Roman mosaics taken from Roman ruins and sites in England. If you click on "Find Out More," you will get a print bibliography.
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Curated OER

Venus

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pictures of Roman mosaics taken from Roman ruins and sites in England. If you click on "Find Out More," you will get a print bibliography.