Post on 23-Jan-2018
Roman cities
Let's have a lookat the typical parts of a
ROMAN CITY
A Roman city was basically composed by :
✔Parallel and equal-distant streets
✔All the streets were equal except for two:➔the North-South one -kardo maximus- ➔the East-West one -decumanus-
✔The city had a ___________ shape
✔It was surrounded by a wall with watchtowers
rectangular
✔ Kardo maximus and decumanus were wider than the rest of the streets
✔These two streets ended at the four gatewaysto the exterior wall.
➢ THE CITY WALLS
✔They protected the city from enemies
✔They had four gateways
Roman wall of Barcino (Barcelona).
✔At the cross of both streets were the city's forum andthe market
MARKET
FORUM
✔The streets of the Roman cities formed a number
of equal components (little squares)
✔These components were necessary to designthe public buildings
➢For example, the market was one component long
➢The forum was two components long
...and so on
➢THE FORUM
✔It was two components long
✔It was an open square in the middle of the city
✔This place was full of statues, altars, arches and columns
✔Forums were surrounded by temples and justice buildings
TEMPLES BASILICAE
BUILDINGS AROUNDTHE FORUM
➢THE TEMPLE
Temple of Venus and Rome
✔It was dedicated to the many gods and godessesof ancient Rome
✔ There were also temples for famous romans
➢THE BASILICA
The Basilica Julia
✔It was primarily a judicial hall
✔It was also a business place.➔Under its outside porticoes, shops were set up.➔Inside, there were money changers and bankers.
➢THE MARKET
✔They sold fruit and vegetables, meat and fish
✔It was one component long
➢THE BATHS
✔It was one component long
✔It was not only a place for washing, but also tomeet friends or do business
Trajan's Bathhouse (Rome)
➢THE AMPHITHEATRE
✔It was two components long and one-and-a-half wide
✔In this place, prisoners and criminals were put to death
✔Some of them were attacked by wild animals, othershad to fight gladiators
The Roman Coliseum
➢THE CIRCUS
✔In this place, chariot races were held
✔The horses raced around the track for seven times
Circus Maximus