Visual arts in the centre of the Empire -- The Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina) -- Portrait of an unknow man, so-called Brutus -- Statue of a man, so-called Arringatore -- Room with painted architectural elements -- Portrait Head of Cleopatra VII -- Portrait of Gauis Julius Caeser -- Portrait Bust of Cicero -- Ideal Landscapes -- Garden Landscape -- Porteait head of Augustus from Meroe -- Apollo with a Kithara -- Augustus of Prima Porta -- Wall of Cubiculum B in the Villa Farnesina -- Ara Pacis Augustae -- Mars Ultor -- Caryatids and Head of Ammon from the Forum Augustum -- Augustus as the ruler of the World -- Barberini Togatus -- Grave Relief of Aiedius -- Preparation of a theatre performance or a rehearsal for a satire -- The argument between spectators from Pompeii and Nuceria in the amphitheatre of Pompeii -- Depiction of a grave stone -- Centaurs fighting wild animals -- Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius -- Portrait of a Young woman (mummy portrait) -- The Family of Septimius Severus -- Hercules Farnese -- Barbarian battle -- Portrait Statues of the Four Tetrarchs -- Triumphal arch for Emperor Constantine the Great -- Medal of Emperor Constantine the Great -- Head of a Colossal Statue of Constantine -- Lycurgus Legend -- Silver Platter with Scenes from the Achilles Myth -- Recovery of Relics.

Each book in this series features a detailed introduction with approximately 35 photographs, a timeline of the most important events, and a selection of the most important works of the epoch. This volume looks at Roman art.