Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Mediterranean (Early Western World)
7. Ancient Italian
8. Roman (ancient Italian culture or period)
9. Imperial (Roman)

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the period and style of art that coincided with the rule of the sucessors of Caesar Augustus, 14 to 68 CE. In sculpture the style is characterized by a return to the realism of the Republican period, appearing in both adult and child portraits. The period also saw streets widened, structures rebuilt, and the development of the Fourth Style of wall painting.