peg feee Mrchitectu re of adopt external around 12th century B.C. for their own purposes, creating a new style. The Romans absorbed Greek influence, apparent in many aspects closely related to architecture; for example, this can be seen in the introduction and use of the in Roman villas as a place and manner of dining. The Romans, similarly, were indebted to their neighbors and forefathers who supplied, them with a wealth of knowledge essential for ag architectural solutions, such as z= construction of arches.pi densities in cities forced the ancient Romans to discover new (architectural) solutions of their own. The use of and together with a sound knowledge of building materials, for example, enabled them to achieve unprecedented successes in the construction of imposing structures for public use. Examples include the , the and the , the and perhaps most famously of all, the . They were reproduced at smaller scale in most important towns and cities in the Empire. > Some surviving structures are almost complete, such as the of in , or northern Spain.