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The Roman Empire
218 BCE
350 CE
The Roman Empire
trabeated construction
•limited span due to stones poor tensile strength
•requires a considerable amount of vertical structure
The Aqueducts at Nimes, France
1:3000
arch is the basic module for Roman arcuated construction
arch works by exploiting the stone’s compressive strength
…an arch thrown down a straight axis
groin vault: a perpendicular intersection of 2 barrel vaults
a dome is an arch spun on
a central vertical axis
Pantheon
Rome, Hadrian, 100-125 CE
Pantheon, Rome, Hadrian, 100-125 CE—“Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, Consul for the third time, built this”
third iteration—originally built as a temple to all the Gods
Pantheon, Rome, Hadrian, 100-125
CE
Pantheon, Rome, Hadrian, 100-125 CEheight to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle
are the same, 43.3 meters (142 ft)
do you remember what these are called?
coffered ceilingcoffers were poured in molds,
probably on the temporary scaffolding
oculus admits only light
marble comes from Egypt, Numidia, Asia minor, & Gaul—shows span of Roman Empire
350 CE
•cobbled roadway •constructed more than 2200 years ago •primary route from Rome to Greece—transport of goods
Appian Way
Pantheon, Rome, Hadrian, 100-125 CE
Pantheon, aedicule, Rome, Hadrian, 100-125 CE
Pilaster Column
IBM Tower
Philip Johnson
1987
PilasterColumn
Baths of Caracalla
Rome, Hadrian, 100-125 CE
could hold an
estimated 1,600
bathers
A-Calidarium B-Nymphaeum C-Great Hall D-Frigidarium (Swimming Pool) E-Courts
G-Palaestra H-Lecture Halls I-Vestibules L-Dressing Rooms N-Steam Baths
Q-Lounges S-Gymnasia T-Study Rooms V-Nymphaea
Gymnasium
Massage
Calidarium (Hot)
Tepidarium (Warm)
Frigidarium (Cold)
Natatio (Pool)
Sequence of Spaces
Dressing Rooms
section cut of Baths of Caracalla
•more a leisure centre than just a series of baths•second to have a public library within the complex
Interior of Baths of
Caracalla
Basilica Ulpia
Rome, Trajan, 100-125 CE
reconstruction drawing of the Forum of Trajan shows: (1)the triumphal arch at the entrance(2)statue of the emperor on horseback (3)hemicycles(4)Basilica Ulpia (a law court)
(5) two libraries(6) Trajan's Column(7) his temple
Basilica Ulpia
large roofed hall erected for
transacting business and disposing of legal
matters—
largest and most lavish in Rome and would have been
regarded as a model of its type
"The Basilica Ulpia may not have been a building of any profound architectural originality. But there are few monuments of antiquity
that enjoyed a greater and more enduring prestige, or that did more to shape the subsequent course of architectural history."
Ward-Perkins, Roman Imperial Architecture
•usually contained interior colonnades that divided space•giving aisles or arcaded spaces at one or both sides •with an apse at one end (or less often at each end) where the magistrates sat, often on a slightly raised dais
Interior
central aisle tended to be wide and was higher than the flanking aisles, so light could penetrate through the clerestory
windows
Domus Aurea
Nero’s Golden House,
Tivoli, 64-80 CE
The main dining room was a rotunda, which revolved slowly, day and night, like the vault of heaven itself.
There were baths with a lavish supply of both sea-water and sulphur water.
Nero’s Golden House, Domus Aurea, Tivoli, 64-80 CE
When the palace was completed on this sumptuous scale, Nero’s approval as he dedicated it was confined to the remark ‘At last I can begin to live like a human being’
(Suetonius, Nero 31)
Jack Arch
Nero’s Golden House, Domus Aurea, Tivoli, Severus and Celer, 64-80 CE
Nero’s Golden House, Domus Aurea, Tivoli, Severus and Celer, 64-80 CE
Hadrian’s VillaTivoli, 118-133 CE•complex of over 30 buildings •included palaces, several thermae, theatre, temples, libraries, state rooms and quarters for courtiers, praetorians and slaves
Canopus & Serapeum Maritime Villa
Site Plan of Hadrian’s Villaretreat from Rome for Roman Emperor Hadrian in the early 2nd
century
canopus (pool)
Serapeum (grotto)
Hadrian’s Villa, Canopus, Tivoli, 118-133 CE
evidence of the expanse of the Roman Empire
Greek Caryatid
Egyptian Alligator
cryptoporticus
covered corridor or passageway–
extensive network of
underground tunnels
Mosaic: Landscape with lion, boars, deer c. 124
Mosaic: Nile scene c. 124
Island Villa
Hadrian’s Villa, Island Villa, Tivoli, 118-133 CEprobably used by emperor as a retreat from the busy life at the court
Hadrian’s Villa, Island Villa, Tivoli, 118-133 CE
curved barrel vault
evidence of previous
destruction
79 CE
Vesuvius erupts!
Pompeian Forum and surroundin
g area
Pompeii discovered in 1738
Pompeian Store Fronts often mask the residential environment
symbols = type of store
goat = dairy
grapes = wine
House (Domus)
Pompeii, before 79 AD
House (Domus) Plan, Pompeii, before 79 AD
vestibulum or fauces (throat)
polylithic construction
entry mosaic in the House of the Vetii
atrium
•large airy room
•lighted by an opening in the roof
•the formal room where guests were received and clients assembled to wait for their customary morning visits to their patron
•also a room for family occasions
colored panels, graceful patterns,
mythological motifs
cupids playing hide and seek
tablinum•open on two sides
• family records were stored
• elite families would display the imagines—busts of famous ancestors
• master of the house, the paterfamilias, would greet his many clients on their morning visits
folding doorslattice style wooden door
chest of family
finances
tabernae or shops
Lekthos w/ fulcra, Cubiculum,100-300 CE
•on the upper story
•in the interior of the house
•often functioned as bedrooms
•small rooms off the atrium used for private meetings, libraries, etc.
Cubiculum
Etruscan Sarcophagus, 650-80 BCE
culina
braziers
House (Domus) Plan w/ Peristyle Garden,
Pompeii, before 79 CE
House of the Vetii
view into the Peristyle Garden
House (Domus) - Peristyle Garden, Pompeii, before 79 AD
Larariumaltar for the
Household gods (lares)
aedicule
House of the Faun
frescoes, Pompeii, before 79 CE
painting of a fresco from
Pompeii
illusions of depth
fanciful architecture & attenuated
columns
painting of a fresco from
Pompeii
illusions of nature
fish pond
triadic color scheme: red, yellow, blue
frieze
body
dado
Roman Domestic Furniture
100-300 AD
cathedra, 100-300 CE
Stone Tables, 100-300 CE
trestle leg
monopdia
lamps, 100-300 CE
curule, 100-300 CE
floor patterns: denote wealth
tesserae: individual mosaic tiles
border
illusion patterns, House of the Faun
geometry