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Notes on video lecture:
Temple of Portunus in Rome and Temple of Hercules in Cori
Notes taken by Edward Tanguay on January 20, 2014 (go to class or lectures)
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metopes, Tivoli, porch, medieval, 120BC, Etruscan, striations, green, Round, concrete, painted, pilasters, tufa, Ionic
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Temple of Portunus
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dates between            and 80BC
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near the Tiber river
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which "looks nasty as it usually does, it's very            and not the sort of place you would want to take a swim in"
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next to Temple of Portunus is round temple called the "           Temple by the Tiber" for obvious reasons
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the plan of Temple of Portunus
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more like an                  temple with Greek features
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has steps in the front for a facade
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deep            with free standing columns
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columns go all the way around (Greek), but they are not free standing (attached to the wall)
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stone (Greek), not wood
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Travertine stone from             
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walls are made of          but pasted over with stucco, thus looked like a Greek temple
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columns are in            order
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spiral volutes
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you don't see the Etruscans using this
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                 was used inside the podium, can sustain great weight
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ruble, liquid mortar and a dash of volcanic dust
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has ionic frieze
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was repurposed
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probably one reason it is still in such good condition today
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the Temple of Hercules
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in Cori
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                 hill town
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Romans found the best location in Cori for their temple, at the very peak of the hill
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early 1st century BC
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same Etruscan plan
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single stair case
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deep porch with free standing columns
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has                    or flat columns
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Greek Doric order
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triglyphs and               
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columns are fluted (have                      in them), but not fluted at the bottom
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people are more likely to lean up against the columns which break off the flutes
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ancient buildings and sculptures were often               
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Temple of Jupiter Anxur at Terracina
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Augustus and Luna Marble
The Forum of Augustus and the Temple of Mars
Ara Pacis Augustae
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Tiberius' Villa Jovis on Capri
Caligula, Lighter Concrete, and the Underground Basilica
The Significance of Nero's Octagonal Room on Roman Architecture
Hadrian's Pantheon
The Flavian Amphitheater a.k.a. the Roman Colosseum
The Temple of Venus and Roma
The Arch of Titus
The 79 AD Ruins of Herculaneum
Early History of Pompeii