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