For this assignment, you will view a cinematic animation of this ancient city and research one specific example of Roman art from the Augustan period. Watch this 5:03 minute video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XxA4CX_Ip8) to get a sense the Roman experience and the grandeur of the city when it served as the “heart and nerve center of the Empire” (Stokstad and Cothren 266). Read the Met Museum’s essay about Rome under Augustan Rule (https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/augs/hd_augs.htm) to learn some of what Augustus did to transform Rome into “a truly imperial city”. Focus on one of the following topics discussed in the essay to dig a little deeper: Roman Portrait Sculpture: Republican through Constantinian (https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ropo/hd_ropo.htm) Mystery Cults in the Greek and Roman (https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/myst/hd_myst.htm) Roman Glass (https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rgls/hd_rgls.htm) Please provide the following: a) A brief discussion of your thoughts and feelings about watching the video. How did you imagine this ancient city in your mind before viewing the animation? Did anything surprise or disappoint you in seeing the recreation? Explain. Be sure to discuss specific examples from the video in support of your ideas. b) A brief discussion of how Augustus’ approach transformed Rome through your analysis of a specific example of sculpture, cult or Roman glass from the links above. Review the artworks from each topic associated with the period of Augustan rule. Select one artwork and explain how it functioned to serve Augustus’ transformation of the city.