The ROMAN CIVILIZATION
IMAGES OF THE ROMAN CIVILIZATION
ROMANPORTRAITURE
was one of the most significant periods in the development of portrait art.
By the imperial age, though they were often realistic depictions of human anatomy, portrait sculpture of Roman emperors were often used for propaganda purposes and included ideological messages in the pose, accoutrements, or costume of the figure. Since most emperors from Augustus on were deified, some images are somewhat idealized. The Romans also depicted warriors and heroic adventures, in the spirit of the Greeks who came before them..
The Roman Emperor
With the establishment of the principate system under Augustus,the imperial family and its circle soon came to monopolize official public statuary. Official imperial portrait types were principally displayed in sebasteia, or temples of the imperial cult, and were carefully designed to project specific ideas about the emperor, his family, and his authority. These sculptures were extremely useful as propaganda tools intended to support the legitimacy of the emperor's powers.
The EMPERORS
92-Zeno (East) 2nd
time 474-491