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| | Nero comes to Athens to give some of his officially celebrated performances at the Greek games | |
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| c. 100 |
| | A naturalistic style of Buddhist sculpture develops in the Gandhara region, part of modern Pakistan | |
| | Gandhara sculpture Fotofile CG
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| c. 100 |
| | Sculptors in the Roman empire develop the most brutally realistic convention in the history of portraiture | |
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| c. 100 |
| | Realistic portraits, done in hot wax and preserved in coffins at Fayyum, vividly depict inhabitants of Roman Egypt | |
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| c. 165 |
| | The bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, on the Capitol in Rome, begins a long European tradition of public sculpture | |
| | Marcus Aurelius, equestrian statue, 2nd century AD Fotofile CG
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| c. 230 |
| | Ardashir, the Persian king, commissions a relief of himself in triumphant mood - carved high on a rock face at Naqsh-e Rustam | |
| | Naqsh-e-Rustam Fotofile CG
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| c. 250 |
| | The Christians of Rome use the catacombs as tomb chambers, and decorate the walls with murals on New Testament themes | |
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| c. 320 |
| | Roman mosaic is at its most lavish in the floors of Piazza Armerina, in central Sicily | |
| | Piazza Armerina, Sicily Fotofile CG
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| c. 390 |
| | The church of Santa Pudenziana in Rome begins the great tradition of Christian mosaics | |
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| c. 460 |
| | The mausoleum of Galla Placidia begins Ravenna's great tradition of Christian mosaic | |
| | Ravenna, mosaic in Neon Baptistery Fotofile CG
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