roman roads and bridges powerpoint
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Roman Roads and Bridges
• Tyler Waddle - Cornelius Scipio Africanus• Rachel Berman - Matella• Jordan Brewer – Pliny the Elder• Justin Behymer - Gnaeus Pompeius
Magnus
Video
History 1
Inspired ArtAppian Way
John Linton Chapman, 1869
Inspired ArtAppian Way
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c.1740
Art in the ArchitecturePonte Sant’Angelo
Art in the ArchitectureArch of Titus
Spread of Artistic Influence
• Greeks Inspired Rome– 2nd Century AD, Roman
conquest of Greek Syracuse– Greek artists commissioned
by Hadrian• Buildings • Statues• Busts
• Areas of Roman Influence– Europe– Persia– Africa
• Remains of Influence Today
History 2
Usage
Miliarium Aureum
History 3
Coffer Dam
Pont Julien
Quiz Time!!!!
Random Names
Art Question
What is the name of the road that inspired two contemporary works of art?
Use Question
• At its peak how many miles of roads did the Romans build?
• A. 52,819• B. 60,000• C. 54,918• D. 25,891
Construction Question
What was the required width of a straight Roman Road?
A. 6 feetB. 8 feetC. 16 feetD. 36 inches
Construction Question
Where were Romulus and Remus born?
History Question
Answers
• Art: Appian Way• Use: A. 52,819• Alba Longa• Construction: 8 feet
Works Cited• http://goeurope.about.com/od/chavesportugal/ss/chaves_pics_2.htm• http://artchive.com/artchive/R/roman.html• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Arch_of_titus_2.jpg• http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/archoftitus.htm • Colin O'Connor, Roman Bridges, Cambridge Univ. Press (1994) ISBN 0-521-
39326-4• http://www.clevelandmuseumofart.org/Explore/artistwork.asp?
artistLetter=P&recNo=101&woRecNo=32• http://www.architechgallery.com/arch_info/artists_pages/piranesi_bio.html• Bailey, Cyril. The Legacy of Rome. “Building and Engineering.” Oxford
University Press, 1924. Pg 429-474.• Von Hagen, Victor W. The Roads That Led To Rome, The World Publishing
Company, Cleveland and New York, 1967.• http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1283122• http://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-roads.php• http://www.historylink102.com/Rome/roman-roads.htm• http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/
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