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Roman Architecture
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- Lucius Cocceius Auctus
- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
- Lucius Vitruvius Cordo
Architects
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Characteristics
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- Interest in public works and engineering- Practical- Monumental- Great technical advances- Colossal to show Roman power- Commemorative
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Building Systems
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Vaults and Arches Use of domes
Strong walls (so that they do not use external supports)
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Structures and Buildings
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Basilicas
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Baths
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Amphitheaters
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Triumphal arches
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Residence
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Roman Temples
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Forts
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Roman TownsRoman Towns
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Aqueducts
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• Roads northern neighbors during the Roman Kingdom
• Toilets and aqueduct technology North Africans
• Religion Greeks• Christianity Judeans• Military dress Gauls• Art and education Greeks + Etruscans• Novels Greek
Master "stealers"
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Sculptures
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Order
Tuscan
Composite
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Concrete
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Architectural Priorities of
ANCIENT
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Name• The Colosseum's original Latin name was
Amphitheatrum Flavium “Flavian Amphitheater ", derived from both Vespasian's and Titus's family name.
• The name Colosseum has long been believed to be derived from a colossal statue of Nero nearby.
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History• The construction started under the emperor Vespasian 70
and 72 AD
• Completed 80 AD under Titus
• Further modifications during Domitian's reign 81–96.
• The labor force needed to build it was about 20,000 – 30,000 slaves, engineers, skilled, and semiskilled craftsmen.
• The architect of the colosseum is unknown.
• The popularity of the emperors was judged by the success of their games.
• About 500,000 people and over a million wild animals died in the Colosseum games.
• Severe damage was inflicted on the Colosseum by the great earthquake in 1349, causing the outer south side to collapse.
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Site
• The site chosen was a flat area on the floor of a low valley between the Caelian, Esquiline and Palatine Hills and it is located just east of the Roman Forum.
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Physical Descriptions
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• It’s elliptical in plan
• Height: 150 -156 ft. or roughly four stories tall.
• Length: 620 ft.
• Width: 513 ft.
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• A series of arches help to distribute the Colosseum’s massive weight.
• At ground level, 80 arches act as entrances, 76 of which were used by ordinary spectators, numbered to match visitors’ tickets.
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Statues
• Metal & marble statues of roman gods, goddesses, emperors, popular heroes, and famous athletes lined the Colosseum’s 1st and 2nd floors
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Building Blocks
• A framework of columns was made from a limestone called travertine.
• On the top floors, walls of brick or concrete joined the columns.
• On the lower floors, a local volcanic stone called tufa provides the filler.
• Ceilings are made from a light volcanic stone called pumice.
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Columns
• Columns range from simple to heavy Doric columns on the lower floor.
• Ionic columns on the 1st floor.
• Corinthian columns on the 2nd floor.
• Columns with Corinthian pilasters.
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Awning Masts• 240 wooden masts hold the cables that
control the Colosseum’s canvas awnings used to shade spectators from Rome’s hot sun.
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Interior Seating
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PodiumEmperor’s Box
• The emperor and his suite sit in the marble podium.
• Spectators can bring their own seats to this area.
• An iron fence is thought to have protected this level of seats from wild animals in the arena.
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Elite Section• 20 rows of marble
seats are available for prestigious, wealthy male
citizens.
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Secondary Section
• 16 rows of marble seats were available for middle class male citizens.
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Women Only• This tier is designed to protect female
spectators from the Colosseum’s noisy and boisterous crowds.
• Seats are made of wood.
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Top Gallery• Those wooden terrace has standing
room for slaves, foreigners, and the poor- those who do not have tickets to the Colosseum.
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Seats• Seats are made of marble and inscribed
with a number.• A line divides each seat from its neighbor.
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Passageways• A passageway separates the stands.• Interior stairways let you move to your correct
section.
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Arena• Arena floor size: 287 ft long- 180 ft wide.
• It’s a wooden floor covered with sand.
• Parts of the floor can be lowered and raised to introduce scenery or animals into the arena.
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Hypogeum• It consisted of a two-level subterranean network of
tunnels and cages beneath the arena where gladiators and animals were held before contests began.
• Eighty vertical shafts provided instant access to the arena for caged animals and scenery pieces concealed underneath.
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