what are some of the similarities and differences between the Flavian
Palace (concentrating on the Domus Flavia wing and the Domus Agustana
wing) and Hadrian's Villa (concentrating on Piazza D'Oro, Island
villa, Private Suite and Canopus) What is new in terms of buliding
material, techniques, arrangment of layout, facade elemnts (sculptures
and decoration)? What is the purpose of the structures and their
cultural contexts, as well as the
purpose/intentions of the patrons? Also, what do the changes tell
about the contemporary political, religious, and aethetic sensbilities
of the structures (with regards to the historical context)? What is
distinctly Roman or un-Roman about the structures (Roman or Roman
provincial?) and what is the longterm or proximal causes of
significant changes to later monuments? |
