Can you identify the three different types of columns? If you’re interested in learning how the Greeks and Romans influenced the architecture of our fair city, be sure to sign up for a walking tour of downtown Indianapolis’s classically inspired structures. Co-sponsored by the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.

Please call 317-923-1331 ext. 477 to reserve your spot. Tours are limited to 20 people each. Meet at the East entrance of the Indiana Statehouse at the intersection of Market St. and Capitol Ave.

Confused about the Imperial family tree? Join Jamie Higgs of Marian College for a crash course on the lineage and escapades of one of Rome's most influential families. Call 317-923-1331 ext. 477.

Take a tour of the Roman Empire’s most fascinating, famous, and sometimes notorious women, with Jamie Higgs of Marian College. Call 317-923-1331 ext. 477 to reserve your spot.

Join Christine Shea of Ball State University for a tour of art related to Roman citizens who started small and (sometimes ruthlessly) rose to the top. Call 317-923-1331 ext. 477 to reserve your spot.

Curious to know how the Romans entertained at dinner parties? Some evidence suggests that elements of interior decorating were prompts for storytelling and poetry readings. Take a tour of the art works and objects found in the Roman dining room with Christine Shea of Ball State University. Call 317-923-1331 x477 to reserve your spot. *TOUR FULL*

Composers for the past 400 years have returned again and again to ancient Rome as a setting for operas rife with politics, decadence, and legend. On the closing day of Roman Art from the Louvre, enjoy a mosaic of opera excerpts set in ancient Rome, from Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito to Puccini's Tosca — presented by the fresh young voices of the Indianapolis Opera Ensemble, with Butler University’s Dr. Michael Sells as commentator. After the performance, meet the vocal artists.

In direct response to a four-month study of the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibition, students in Butler University's stage movement course will stage a site-specific performance. Seeking inspiration from the works of art, the performers will explore representations of movement and space in the antique world.

In the hands of Italian director Federico Fellini, Rome is the setting for excess and deviance—perhaps inspired by the abandon of the late sixties. Drawn from the resurrected text of Petronius' Satyricon, both book and movie fall in fragments. The film loosely follows the adventures of Encolpio (Martin Potter) and Ascilto (Hiram Keller), as they fight over the favors of a slave boy. The characters endure or surrender without guilt or regret.

Both the Chinese and the Egyptians used astronomy to record the passage of time 3,000 years ago. Romans used astronomy to keep time in the Empire. Venture to the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium on the Butler University campus for a multimedia planetarium show about the Roman contribution to our understanding of the heavens, from planets and stars to the modified Julian calendar we use today. Show your Roman Art from the Louvre ticket stub and receive a $1 discount to the planetarium show.

Look around! There are hints of Rome everywhere—from portraits and sculptures to mosaics and vessels. Visit the IMA to see some of the best examples of Roman art made between the 1^st century BC and the early 4^th century. Discover what made the Romans tick; how they lived, how they dressed and more.