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Art History - Etruscan/Roman terminology
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
11/16/2017
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Tuscan column
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the standard type of Etruscan column. It resembles ancient Greek Doric columns, but is made of wood, is unfluted and has a base
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anaichonic
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no figural images
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aisle
 Definition
the portion of a basilica flanking the nave and separated from it by a row of columns or piers
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apotheosis
 Definition
elevated to the rank gods or the ascent to heaven
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arena
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in a Roman amphitheater, the central area where bloody gladiatorial combats and other boisterous events took place
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