21 ARRENTINE POTTERY 140 Plate from “The Art of the Romans” by H. B. Walters, by kind permission of Messrs Methuen & Co. Arretine pottery takes its name from Arretium (Arezzo), the chief centre of this native Italian industry. It is distinguished by the fine crimson clay of which it is made. The designs stamped in relief from moulds are generally imitated from Greek metal-work or Samian ware. The pieces are seldom more than 6 in. in height 22 COIN PLATE (IN COLLOTYPE) 142 1. Coin of Pontus, with head of Mithradates the Great. See pp. 103, 158 2. Silver Tetradrachm, with heads of Antony and Cleopatra. See pp. 122, 155 3. Denarius of Sulla _Rev_ Q. Pompeius Rufus, consul with Sulla in 88 B.C. 4. Denarius of Julius Cæsar _Rev_ figure of Victory, with name of L Æmilius Buca, triumvir of the mint 5. Coin of Tiberius, with head of Livia and inscription SALVS AVGVSTA 23 AUGUSTUS: THE BLACAS CAMEO 144 Collotype plate from a photograph by Mansell & Co. of the original in the Gem Room, British Museum. Probably the work of Dioscorides, who had the exclusive right of portraying Augustus 24 AUGUSTUS: THE “PRIMAPORTA” STATUE 148 From a photograph by Anderson of the statue in the Vatican, Rome. The emperor is depicted as a triumphant general, haranguing his troops. In the centre of the breastplate is a Parthian humbly surrendering the standards to a Roman soldier 25 AUGUSTUS AS A YOUTH 150 From a photograph by Anderson of the bust in the Vatican, Rome. A distinctly Greek portrait, possibly taken during his early days at Apollonia; an authentic original bust 26 AUGUSTUS: BRONZE HEAD, FROM MEROË 152 From a photograph supplied by Prof. Garstang of the original bronze, discovered by him in 1910, at Meroe in Egypt, and since presented to the British Museum 27 M. VIPSANIUS AGRIPPA 154 From a photograph by Alinari of the bust in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. The design of the bust is inconsistent with the belief that this is a contemporary portrait. But it resembles the portraits of the general on the coins 28 (Fig. 1) ROMAN BRIDGE AT RIMINI 156 This fine marble bridge was begun by Augustus and completed by Tiberius. Ariminum was the northern terminus of the great Flaminian Road (Fig. 2) ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE AT VERONA From photographs by C. T. Carr. The amphitheatre was erected by Diocletian about A.D. 290 and was restored by Napoleon. It would contain about 20,000 spectators. Verona was the capital under Theodoric the Ostrogoth