Rome Reborn

Circus Maximus

Circus Maximus

•A race track designed to race chariots

•Women could attend the races and even sit with the men

•Originally build in 6 BC; burnt in a fire and rebuilt using stone and concrete

Septizodium

Septizodium

•An enormous water feature

•Stood nearly three stories high

Aqua Claudia

Aqua Claudia•Brought water into Rome from over 45 miles away

•Joins other aqua ducts totaling over 65 miles in total length

•One of 11 massive aqua ducts that brought an estimated 350 million gallons of water into Rome each day

Arch of Constantine

Arch of Constantine•Built by Emperor Constantine to mark victory in Roman Civil War

•Unique religious engravings depicting “God”, not a particular God or deity

Colossus

Colossus•Originally designed as a self portrait of Nero

•Moved several times

•Made completely of Bronze, nothing but the base survives today

•Although unknown, Colossus was estimated to stand at over 100 feet tall•(the statue of liberty stands at 151 feet without the base)

Baths of Trajan

Baths of Trajan•Covered a huge area that consisted of cool, warm and hot pools, inside and outside sitting rooms as well as a theatre , library and change rooms

•Men and women could use the baths for a fee

•Genius heating system that circulated hot air from a furnace below the floor

Flavian Amphitheater

Flavian Amphitheater•Known since the middle ages as the “Colosseum” because of the 100-foot-tall statue of the Sun god moved next to it

•Public use for the popular animal hunts and gladiatorial games

•Could hold an estimated 45-50,000 people in the stands alone

•Features such as the ability to flood (for water battles), a retractable roof, water fountains and bathrooms

Temple of Venus

Temple of Venus•Largest and most splendid of Rome’s great Temples

•A double temple, the two are placed back to back, one holding the statue of Venus Felix, ancestor of the Roman people; the other, Roma Aeterna

•Originally had large columns surrounding the building (typically seen in Greece)

Roman Forums

Roman Forums•Place for people to meet, buy and sell goods, discuss the news, read, listen to speeches and even go to school

•Forums were paved with limestone, bricks or stone walkways with access to temples, basilicas or to the streets of Rome

•Main forum then later forums were added due to high demand and crowd issues (usually named for the emperors that built them)