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Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome is the period, civilization, and styles that developed when the city of Rome supplanted Greek and Etruscan influence on the Apennine peninsula, from about 700 BCE to the fall of Rome in 476 CE.

Colosseum and Arch of Constantine at Dusk - Rome, Italy
Detail of Colosseum and Arch of Constantine from north at dusk, with trees and clouds. Rome, Italy. Image credit: Holly Hayes

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Go Historic ID
487
Getty AAT ID
300020533
ICONCLASS
32B2(ROMANS)
Term Type
era
Dates
c. 700 BCE-476 CE
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Period, civilization, and artistic styles that developed when the ancient city of Rome became a powerful force and supplanted Greek and Etruscan influence on the Apennine peninsula. Its rule and influence gradually encompassed a wide area in Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Minor. Its influence was wide in scope, including sculpture, painting, architecture, engineering, language, the road system, law, and many other areas of culture.

Definition
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Refers broadly to the period, styles, and culture of the state centered on the city of Rome from the period from the founding of the city ca. 700 BCE through the events leading to the founding of the republic in 509 BCE, the establishment of the empire in 27 BCE, and the final eclipse of the Empire of the West in the 5th century CE. Ancient Rome became a powerful force and supplanted Greek and Etruscan influence on the Apennine peninsula. Its rule and influence gradually encompassed a wide area in Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Minor. Its influence was wide in scope, including sculpture, painting, architecture, engineering, language, the road system, law, and many other areas of culture. Roman art and architecture is characterized by early derivations from Greek art and architecture, but it gradually developed into a style of its own, absorbing characteristics of styles from the far flung regions under its control.

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