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Images For Lecture 16

Augustus' successors

1. Tiberius as Abraham Lincoln
2. Portrait of Tiberius
3. Coin of Tiberius
4. Map of the Roman Empire (Tiberius to Trajan)
5. Portrait of Caligula
6. Portrait of Caligula (2)
7. Portrait of Caligula (3)
8. Coin of Caligula and girlfriend (his sister Drusilla)
9. How ridiculous can you look in a toga? -- Claudius
10. Caligula or sculpted into Claudius (note two layers of hair)

Nero
11. Portrait of Nero
12. Profile in Courage (well . . . ) - Nero
13. Coin of Nero
14. Coin of Nero (with Roma on the obverse)
15. Nero and burning Christians
16. Coin of Nero (with Temple of Janus on the obverse)
17. Nero's Golden House (Domus Aurea) - the very top/oculus of octagonal dining court
18. Nero's Golden House (Domus Aurea) - sectional view of octagonal dining court
19. Nero's Golden House - Octagon
20. Nero's Golden House - wall decoration
21. Domus Aurea - octagonal dining room today
22. Domus Aurea - elevation

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Modified on 10/29/08
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