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Temples
Different styles all based on Greek fashion
Pantheon, Rome
Aqueducts
Engineering feats designed to bring drinking water long distances to Roman cities and towns
Forum
The central meeting and market place of any Roman town. Often important people commissioned these for the public
A reconstruction of the forum at Pompeii (Bay of Naples, Italy)
Amphitheatres
The great stadia of Imperial Rome Twickenham, Eden Park and Homebush rolled into one!
The Flavian Amphitheatre (aka Colosseum) -a reconstruction. -What common Roman building feature is used?
Theatres
Adapted from the classic Greek style: used for dramatic presentations
Theatre at Lepcis Magna, North Africa (modern Libya) - a long way from Rome but note the scale!
Baths
The hallmark of Roman civilisation: elaborate hot and cold bathhouses with plunge pool, saunas and gymnasia
Floor plan of Hadrians Baths at Lepcis Magna
Baths
The outdoor swimming pool at Lepcis Magna. Note the statuary and columns. They were visually stunning, not just useful.
Roman Art
Frescoes
Another name for wall painting (as in Michaelangelos ceiling on the Sistine Chapel)
A frescoe from Pompeii, buried after the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. Note the theme: an exterior scene designed to make the interior seem more spacious
Mosaics
Art created with tiles (tesserae) of glass, stone. These might appear on walls and oors
Sculpture
Statues created in marble or, if good enough, bronze (using lost wax method)
Pottery, glassware
Romans enjoyed emulating the style of Greek painted vases and pottery Roman glass was also of a very high quality Metal (gold, silver) dinnerware was also highly decorated
Examples
Red slip vase with image of Orpheus
Column orders
Tuscan - plain, unuted drum or tambour Doric - uted, plain capital Ionic - uted, volutes on capital Corinthian - uted, acanthus leaves on capital Composite - uted, acanthus leaves and volutes on capital Three parts to column: base, drum (tambour), capital (top)