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Ancient Roman Civilization: Architecture and Engineering
Ancient Roman Civilization: Architecture and Engineering
City of Rome
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Roman Cities
The
Older
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Appian Way
An expanding network of
roads helped to link Rome's
distant territories. One of the
most important paved military
roads was the Appian Way,
commissioned by the Roman
official Appius Claudius
Caecus. It became the major
route from Rome to Greece.
Although these large lava
blocks may not be the original
material, the route itself has
remained unchanged and in
use since it was first paved
more than 2200 years ago.
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Forums
The
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Basilica
The
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Roman Temples
The
By the 1st century b.c, the extensive conquests of the Romans led
them to regard the Mediterranean as mare nostrum (our sea). Roman
influence went far beyond politics. Roman art, architecture, and
language were among the cultural traits that slowly took hold in many
of Rome's conquered territories. Ruins of ancient temples in Baalbek,
Lebanon, include the Temple of Jupiter, built by the Romans after they
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b.c.
Pantheon
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Roman engineers
completed the Pantheon,
a temple to all the gods,
in ad 128. Its interior
was conceived as a
single immense space
illuminated by a single
round opening, called an
oculus, at the highest
point in the dome. The
interior is decorated with
colored marble, and
lined with pairs of
columns and carved
figures set into niches in
the wall.
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Roman Theaters
Roman
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Amphitheater
Amphitheaters
Aqueduct
Among
The Roman aqueduct at Pont du Gard near Nmes, France, was built
between the late 1st century bc and the early 1st century ad. The
Romans built extensive systems of aqueducts to carry water to their
residential areas from distant sources.
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Summary
A clear
Builders laid the cornerstone for the United States Capitol in 1793,
and the building has been the seat of the countrys Senate and the
House of Representatives since 1800. The Rotunda stands 66 m
(180 ft) high and is the symbolic center of both Capitol Hill and
Washington, D.C.
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Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson
Memorial
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Review
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Vocabulary1
Amphitheater:
Vocabulary 2
Forum:
Oculus:
Homework
Complete
Lesson Handout
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