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 that coincided with the reign of the successors of Antoninus Pius, most notably Marcus Aurelius, in the date range 138 to 192 or 193 CE. Sculpture style is typified in the friezes found on the base of the Antonine Column, and is characterized by a high degree of relief, dramatic expressions, and an irrational treatment of space and scale.