Roman+Classical+Architecture

== Historical Background: The word Architecture is defined as the art and science of designing and erecting buildings and the Romans were masters of Architecture. Their skills in buildings resulted in different types and styles of architecture, including the building of forts, villas, temples, towns, baths, great walls and roads. The period of Roman Architecture was divided in 2 eras: The Republic and The Empire.== [|Dickson Architects in Roanoke]



== Characteristics: Many of their buildings were at first built with timber, but then they used stone and marble. The Romans also used concrete. The spectacular achievement is that Romans invented the concrete.== ==

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Important buildings: Altar of Peace, big tombs for his family and big stone theater for plays.
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** Important buildings: Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum **


**Temple of Castor and Pollux**

**Roman Forum**

2. Augustus' great-great-grandson Nero: also did alot of buildings in Rome.

** Importanr buildings: The Golden House of Nero **


=**3. Vespasian: tore down some of the Golden House ** =

** Importanr buildings: Great Triumphial Arch **


==** 4. Vespasian's son Domitian: built a great palace for himself on the Palatine hill ** == ==** 5. Trajan's: he build a new forum using brick and concrete and a market building that is the source of modern shopping malls. ** == ===** Important buildings: First public bath in Rome. May have been done by the same architect who later designed Hadrian's Pantheon. ** ===



=5. Emperor Caracalla: built baths of Carcalla =

8. Constantine: built a Triunphal Arch and a series of christian churches. He transfered the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople (Istambul)
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 * Constantine Triunphal Arch**



** Important Buildings: **
=**__Roman Forum:__ is an area of the city of Rome around which the ancient city developed.** =

=__Colesseum__: the largest amphitheatre in the city of Rome. It was started around 70-72 AD and was finished in 80 AD. Emperor Vespasian started building it and Emperor Titus completed it.=

=__The Parthenon__: Building in Rome. Built as temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome. One of the best preserved buildings in Rome.=

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