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Model of Rome
Characteristics
1.During the Republic – Architecture:
K blended Etruscan & Greek features.
K create larger, heavier buildings.
K Used of arch and vault
Temple of “Fortuna Virilis”
Main buildings
K Forum
K Triumphal Arch
K Race Track – Circus Maximus
K Public Baths
K Amphitheaters : Coliseum
Model of Roman Forum
Triumphal Arch of Titus
Roman Theater
Early Roman Amphitheater
Seats about 20,000
Interior of the Coliseum
Arena is Latin for the sand, coating the floor that soaks up the blood of the combatants.
Circus Maximus
300,000 seat capacity!
Roman Bath in England
The Pantheon Plans
Pantheon’s Dome
Innovative Engineering Techniques
1. Roads
2. Aqueducts
3. Arch Bridge
Via Appia
All roads lead to Rome!
Aqueduct in Segovia
Roman Arch Bridge in Spain
Hadrian’s Wall in Britain
Characteristics of Roman Sculpture 1. Collectors and copiers of Greek
works
2. Categories:
K Statues
K Paintings & mosaics
K Relief sculptures
3. More realism [show the wrinkles, the bulges, and ageing!]
Republican Couple
Realistic portraits – like Hellenistic Greek style.
Mosaics on a Roman Villa Floor
Column
Of
Trajan
Base Relief Legionnaires on Trajan’s Column
Roman Villa
House in Herculaneum