Roman Architecture

Roman Architecture was the most

advanced in Ancient History.
Examples include the Pantheon, the
Colosseum, Roman Roads, and
Aqueducts.
The Colosseum
The Colosseum is one of the greatest pieces of architecture in the world. It
was built in AD 70 and finished in AD 80. It fell in the 18th century, but the
pieces were recycled and now two thirds stands. It is located just east of the
Roman Forum.

Construction started in AD 70, and they finished it in AD 80. Emperor

Vespasian and his successor and heir Titus had the Colosseum built in such a
small time scale for such a great project. The Colosseum was made oval and
made of concrete and sand. It is the largest amphitheater ever built. They
built it in the centre of Rome, Italy. They started to restore the Colosseum.
The Colosseum had many cool contraptions, like the ones that could make an
animal magically appear in the arena. They also had giant drains that can
drain water from the morning sea battles.
The Colosseum was made to host gladiator fights, animal fights, and
games. They also hosted mock sea battles, or public spectacles, animal
fights, executions, drama based on classical mythology, and
re-enactments of battles. The building was used for entertainment in
the early medieval era. The gigantic amphitheater had an averaging
audience of about 65,000 spectators! That is about 3 times more people
at a hockey game! It was later made for housing, workshops, quarters
for religious order, a quarry, a fortress, and a Christian shrine.
Even though the Colosseum was destroyed by earthquakes and
stone-robbers, the Colosseum is still an iconic place of Imperial Rome
and the whole world. The Colosseum is one of the best tourist
attractions of Rome. The Colosseum is on the five cent Italy
euro-coin.
The Colosseums original name was
Amphitheatrum Flavium, a Latin name. The
building was constructed by emperors of the
Flavian dynasty. Romans unofficially called
it Amphitheatrum Caesareum, as in an
adjective for Caesar. This name is strictly
poetic. Emperor Vespasian and heir Titus
constructed an amphitheater with the same
name in Puteoli (modern Pozzuoli).
The Pantheon
The Pantheon is a former Roman temple, which was consecrated into a
Catholic church by Pope Boniface IV. It is located in Rome, Italy, in the
place of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during 27 BC - 14
AD. The original one had been burnt down, and the present building was
built by emperor Hadrian. The structure has large granite Corinthian. A row
of 8 of them in the front, and 2 rows of 4 behind those.

The Pantheon was a part of a complex completed by Marcus Agrippa in

the campus of Campus Martin. It was built in 29-19 BC. The campus included
the buildings that were aligned south to north. These building were the
Baths of Agrippa, the Basilica of Neptune, and lastly the Pantheon. The
Pantheon and the Basilica of Neptune were more private than public temples
for Agrippa.
 Today, two kings of Italy are buried under
The Pantheon. These two are Vittorio Emanuele
II and Umberto I. Umbertos Queen,
Margherita, is also buried there along with
the two of them. It is now used as a public
church, as stated in the first paragraph.
Masses are celebrated there on Sundays and
holy days of obligation. From time to time,
weddings are held there.
Roman Roads
The Roman Roads were used for many purposes that made things a lot easier for
the Romans to move around the Roman Empire. The roads extended through the
Empire.

The Roman Roads were built in 312 B.C. When they started to build it they
called it the Appian Way. The roads ran from the southeast part of Rome. The
Roman Roads were mainly built so that the Soldiers can pass quickly, and built
so that the merchants and traders can move their supplies quickly from place
to place. They are long distance highways. Along the sides of the Roman Roads
were small houses and cities, army and other military bases. But one thing
that is not so good is that it makes it really easy for the enemies to invade
and attack. The roads were stone-paved and melted. And they had many layers to
it which made it really hard for it to break.
The roads are as long as 400,000 kilometers long. The width
of the roads are at least 8 feet long (2.45m). 2,000 years
after the construction there is still parts to the road
remaining. The people who worked on the roads were slaves.
They made it easier to build because they used a graph
pattern method.

The roman roads are made of many layers the top layer is
large stone slabs. Then sand, gravel and cement. Then after
that is gravel in cement mortar. After that is crushed rock.
Then compacted sand or dry earth.
Aqueducts
Poor romans had no food and they had to work to get money to eat.But rich
people they can have public baths and they have food.The poor people have to
eat bread,olives,and or fruits.the government provided free grain to keep
people from being happy

And avoid public unrest.

By,contrast romans that are wealthy they enjoy a luxury life. They lived in
large,comfortable big home at the countryside.They have fun going to the
movies and enjoying themselves they also have fancy dinner parties.They have
fine dishes like salted jellyfish,roast parrot,and boiled flamingo.

The romans thought about a number of practical solutions to some of their

urban problems.They made sewers and plumbing systems to improve sanitation.
They also built aqueducts artificial channels that carried fresh water from
springs,streams,and lakes in the roman towns.
The Colosseum
The Roman Roads
The Pantheon
Aqueducts