Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Magnet Fine Arts: the heart of the Roman Empire


Magnet Fine Arts
Originally uploaded by trudeau
The Roman Empire ingested and dispersed the art of the Mediterranean peoples.

Commit this map to thy study!

Venezia
Adriatic Sea
Florence (region of Tuscany), aka Firenze
Roma
- Pantheon
- Forum
- Baths of Trajan
- Basilica
- Temple(s)
- Thermae
Napoli / Bay of Naples
- Isle of Capri
- Vesuvius
- Pompeii
- Herculaneum
Sicily
Tunisia / continent of Africa
Mediterranean
Greece
Peloponnesus peninsula
Crete
Aegean Sea
Asia Minor / Turkey
Istanbul / Constantinople / Byzantium
Black Sea


Diaspora - dispersal / emigration of large group, such as
- Jewish diaspora from Palestine to Europe was partly propelled by Roman occupation.
- Atlantic slave trade
- Native American "Trail of tears" forced diaspora
- Movement of Black Americans from Deep South to Midwest and NE states in early 20th century

No comments: