1. Julius Caesar conquered Gaul, which greatly expanded the empire’s influence and wealth, he turned Rome to an empire from a republic city
2. The city of Rome was a more open city that accept different people from diverse cultural, like slaves, pirates. This openness lead to free exchange of ideas from all the countries like advance technology theories or innovative ideas and use it on their city. While other cities were trying to be conservative by denied trying the innovative ideas and technologies to make changes. Rome made as many changes as they can, eventually it developed to one of the most powerful empire in the world.
3. In my opinion, the most significant roman engineering achievement is the aqueducts. Because the aqueduct changed
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5. A. The forum is designed by Apollodorus, it was a magnificent marble network with libraries, statues, an enormous central piazza and a two-story basilica. The central piece of the forum was a 125-foot marble column. There was also a section called Trajan’s market, a six stories Roman shopping mall. The forum represents the powerful and wealth Rome at its peak.
b. The Pantheon: The Pantheon is a temple to the Roman God. It was built with bricks and concrete and faced with marble. The heart of The Pantheon’s design is the rotunda, which is a huge interior space capped by a magnificent dome ceiling. The ceiling is 150 feet high without any support of columns, this make the Pantheon the largest unsupported concrete building in the world for 1800 years. The Pantheon was built by the emperor Hadrian, who wanted a building to let the people remember his legacy
c. The colosseum is the tallest ancient roman structure ever, which is 160 feet tall and it costs 6,000 tons of concrete. The constructer of the Colosseum is the combination of two Greek theaters. It can contain 70,000 people at most, and it has two restrooms and even a retractable roof. The Colosseum was the symbol of powerful and wealth of city of
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The Hardian’s wall was built by the emperor Hardian in England, 1500 miles away from Rome for defense his empire from emery of the north. The wall is 73 miles long across the entire England, the wall was 15 feet high with 6 feet parapets and there was a 9-foot ditch at its base. In addition, there was 120-foot-wide vallum that was behind to wall for extra safety
6. Bath had been an essential part of people’s life in Rome for centuries, it was more than a place to bathe, it was a place to socializing like today’s country club. People work out, entertain and relax in the public bath. In fact, many Romans spent most of their day in the bath house when they have their own bath in their home. Many Emperors had built bath houses in their name to show their people that they are on the people’s side.,
7. I see the most significant legacies of Rome empire are the Latin language, the government system and engineering skills. Many popular languages today are evolved from the Latin language, like French Spanish and Italian. Without the Latin language, these languages would not exist. The United States’s government system today is pretty much the same as the government system of Roman Republic, which has three branches, the executive branch, the legislative branch and the judicial branch just like the Roman had the consuls of Rome, the Roman senate and the Praetors of Rome. And the engineering skills like the aqueducts for the water supply, the long-lasting road for quicker travel in
Rome was the greatest empire of all times and it impacted the society in many ways. It impacted society by the creation of laws, government practices, language, literature, and art.
The Pantheon was a Roman concrete structure. Roman concrete is a mixture of lime and volcanic ash (pozzolana, found near modern-day town Pozzouli). Roman concrete is also called hydraulic cement-based concrete. It is known for curing relatively rapidly, even in damp condition, thus it could be used for massive construction. The most daring thing about the use of Roman concrete in the Pantheon is that Portland cement needs steel reinforcement due to tendency of cracking caused by tension forces, meanwhile the Pantheon did not. The Pantheon still stands today is because of its special structure.
Pantheon and Hagia Sophia Pantheon and Hagia Sophia are two extremely outstanding architectural pieces of their times. They have been built according to the traditions of those particular times. The materials used to built these buildings and the purpose for which they were used are all very important aspects and have been briefly covered in this report. Pantheon The statesman Agrippa built pantheon in 27 B.C. Then it was completely rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian. The Pantheon is remarkable for its size, its construction, and its design. The dome was the largest built until modern times. The present structure was probably originally built as a temple for all the pagan gods. We do hear of it as being a law-court and a reception area for Emperor Hadrian meeting his quests too. Some say that the rotunda of the building was once a Roman bath. Due to all this mystery, the Pantheon is often referred to as the Sphinx of Rome. The visitor will probably not appreciate the construction as much as the Flavian amphitheatre, but it is still a great masterpiece of engineering and well worth a visit. Most Roman and Greek temples at the time of the Pantheon's construction were large, colonnaded, rectangular enclosures with sanctuaries situated in their centers. The Pantheon was different. It consisted of a large circular drum topped with a hemispherical dome. It is a masterpiece of both engineering and art a lasting memory of Ancient Rome’s might. Roman architecture is architecture of wall and enclosed tactile space. Individual column with entablature is no longer the basic architectural unity. Spatially, it shows a development from closed, simple space units and regular articulation to more complex spatial relations, more fluid interpenetrati...
Rome’s most famous landmark, Colosseum is a large Amphitheatre that could hold up to 50,000 people seated, which is located in Rome, Italy. The Colosseum was used as a royal treat, entertainment where gladiators would fight with wild beast in front of people, animal hunt, theatre performances and public executions for public entertainment and also the King himself. Most of the public event was held at Colosseum. The Roman Colosseum was built between 69 to 79 CE by the Vespasian emperor.
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Rome has impacted modern times through so many ways. This immense empire has changed the way we do things nowadays from how they used to be long before today. Roman people used their intelligent minds to create unbelievable inventions that are still used today. Rome has revolutionized political and economic structures throughout the known world by the creation of roads, their architecture, the use of a senate, and many more.
As one of the greatest structures in Rome, the Pantheon was built between 118 and 128 CE. It is described as the most remarkable ancient building surviving in Rome. After being destroyed and rebuilt twice, it was renamed the “Temple of the Gods”. In 126 AD, the Pantheon was restored to its glory, by the architects who at that time has learned and mastered their craft in concrete construction in the Greek Classical order. They constructed a massive 25 foot thick walls which was to support the huge dome made of concrete to be placed at the top. The dome was the largest ever made of unreinforced concrete at 43.4 meters in diameter (Matthews, Roy and Platt pg. 5).
The Colosseum is one of the most well-known structures in Rome, Italy. The Colosseum was built almost two thousand years ago to host games for gladiators. The Colosseum provided for entertainment for the Romans, a form of punishment for those who did not obey the laws, and a place of great architectural beauty.
Roman Engineering The Roman empire may have fallen more than thousand years ago but the Roman empire left a legacy. Roman engineering constructed many projects to serve the needs of urban culture. Engineering was more important to the Romans than graphic arts were. When the Romans did the engineering they used all natural resources.
of the greatest architectural structures in the time. Along with the forum he built Trajan's column, which at the base depicted the war against Dacia.
In many ways, the Roman legacy remains the ideal upon which Western civilization has shaped itself today. For example, the capitol in Washington is seen to be followed by the roman model in making of a new nation. According to history-world.org, as the Athenians saw the symbol of their city-state's democracy and culture in the rock-jutting Acropolis, so the Romans viewed the Forum as the symbol of imperial grandeur. The Romans were practical people whose greatness lies in shaping the government and the law. They wanted to lead the nation and that is what we adapted through their teachings still today.
During the era of the Roman Empire the Roman leader: Vespasian wanted to create a gift for the people of Rome to enjoy. The Colosseum was created by him so that the public could enjoy gladiator battles and other spectacles. When it was first opened, it was celebrated with 100 days of gladiator battles (www.history.com). It is estimated that about 80,000 could be seated in the Colosseum, to watch the hosted entertainment. Both the rich and poor could attend the shows at the Colosseum (www.history.com).
Today nearly two-thirds of the Colosseum has been destroyed, including all of its marble seats and decorative elements. Over the years, the Colosseum has been called many things to describe its magnificence, but people can agree that it truly was an iconic symbol of events today. The Colosseum impacted the greatest era in Roman history, as well as impacting the world. From its outstanding architecture to its highly-advanced technology of that era, the Roman Colosseum stood out too many. The Colosseum was and is the model for several sports stadiums and arenas.
Aside from the complete megalomaniacal conquest of the then known world (certainly, something not unique in concept to Rome), Rome still managed to achieve a greatness of invention and creativity that still lives today. The use of “paved” roads, vaults, the Roman Arch, and the groined vault were inventions which remain a core in many architectural designs today. The dome of the Pantheon rivals the domes of Islam, and was the inspiration for Michelangelo in his creation of St. Peter’s Basilica. The structural layout of Roman cities and the Roman forums equally inspire the world of today.
Starting with the Roman Colosseum, which is located in the center of Rome. It is a ginormous amphitheater of huge 80 arched entrance and seating arrangements for 55,000 spectators. The Colosseum was built over 2000 years ago, which was commissioned by Emperor Vespasian and completed by his son Titus. Originally it was known as Flavian Amphitheatre. The designs of sport stadiums all over the world are still influenced by the Roman Colosseum to this very day!