Roman Architecture

Model of Rome at its peak

Roman

bldgs.

today

Temple Architecture during the Republic was a blend of Etruscan and Greek styles.

Temple of

Fortuna

Virilis

Concrete!

• Romans invented concrete (made of volcanic ash+lime+water)

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• Concrete allowed them to build bldgs. that were sturdier and taller.

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Fortuna Palestrina (made of concrete)

Romans Perfected the Greek-Invented Arch

• Arches were used to support bridges and monuments in the Roman Empire

Roman Aqueducts in France!

How did

they get

there??

Video of how aqueducts work:

Vaults

Romans were the first to fully utilize the arch:

vaulted ceilings

which led to DOMES

The Colosseum!

• It could hold 50,000 spectators
• It was built by the emperor Vespasian with the booty of the Jewish War.
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Before the fires,

earthquakes, and looting After

Roman Sculpture