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November 22, 2010

ROMULUS AND REMUS


Laterashepherdfoundtheboys
Shortlyafterbuildingthetown
ThetwinbrothersRomulusand
andtookthemhometolookafter
thetwinshadabigargument
RemuswerethesonsoftheGod
them.Heendedupraisingthe
aboutwhoshouldbeincharge.
Mars.Whentheywereveryyoung
theywereabandonedbythebanksof
boysashisownchildren.The
Romulusoverpoweredhisbrother
theRiverTiberandlefttofendfor
boysgrewuptobeverystrong
Remuswhodiedinthefight.
themselves.Luckilyforthemthey
andcleverandtheydecidedto
Romulusthenbecamethefirst
werefoundbyashewolfwhotook
buildatownonthespotwherethe
kingofthistownwhichhenamed
pityonthemfedthemwithhermilk.
Shepherdhadfoundthem.
Rome,afterhimself.

Romes
Architecture
LessonThree

November22,2010

ROMANROADSFORCONQUEST
Roadsbuildingplayedakey
TheRomanshadlearnedto
roleinRomanmilitary
mixlimemortar,pouritinto
conquest.ItallowedRoman
awoodenmold,andwaitfor
legionstomovequicklyfrom
ittobecomeashardasstone.
onetroublespottoanotherin
theempire.WhereverRoman
soldierswent,theybuiltroads.

Romes
Architecture
LessonThree

November22,2010

THEAQUEDUCTS:WATERSUPPLY
TheRomansalsobuilt
Tokeepthewaterflowing,
aqueducts,orstonetroughs
allaqueductswerebuiltata
heldaloftbysupports.The
constantslopefrom
aqueductswereawaytomove
beginningtoend.
waterfromitssourceinthe
mountainstocommunitiesin
lowerregion.

Romes
Architecture
LessonThree

November22,2010

ARCHOFTITUS:TRIUMPHALARCH
Itisa1stcen.honorificarchlocated
ontheViaSacra,Rome.Itwas
constructedinc.82ADbytheRoman
EmperorDomitianshortlyafterthe
deathofhisolderbrotherTitusto
commemorateTitus'victories,
includingintheSackofJerusalemin
70A.D.

Romes
Architecture
LessonThree

November22,2010

ARCHOFTITUS:THEINSCRIPTION

SENATVS
THESENATEANDPEOPLEOFROME(DEDICATE
POPVLVSQVEROMANVS
THIS)TOTHEDIVINETITUSVESPASIANUS
DIVOTITODIVIVESPASIANIF[ILIO]
AUGUSTUS,SONOFTHEDIVINEVESPASIAN.
VESPASIANOAVGVSTO

Romes
Architecture
LessonThree

SinceTHEN

ARCHOFTITUS:THERESTORATION
(THIS)MONUMENT,
REMARKABLEINTERMSOF
BOTHRELIGIONANDART,
HADWEAKENEDFROMAGE:
PIUSTHESEVENTH,SUPREME
PONTIFF,
BYNEWWORKSONTHEMODEL
OFTHEANCIENTEXEMPLAR
ORDEREDITREINFORCEDAND
PRESERVED.
INTHEYEAROFHISSACRED
RULERSHIPTHE24TH

INSIGNERELIGIONISATQVE
TheoppositesideoftheArchofTitus
ARTISMONVMENTVM
receivednewinscriptionsafteritwas
VETVSTATEFATISCENS
restoredduringthepontificateofPope
PIVSSEPTIMVSPONTIFEX
PiusVIIbyGiuseppeValadierin
MAX(IMVS)
1821.Therestorationwas
NOVISOPERIBVSPRISCVM
intentionallymadeintravertineto
EXEMPLARIMITANTIBVS
differentiatebetweentheoriginaland
FVLCIRISERVARIQVEIVSSIT
therestoredportions.
ANNOSACRIPRINCIPATVS
EIVSXXIIII

Romes
Architecture
LessonThree

November22.2010

AMPHITHEATRUMFLAVIUM
DuringtheFlaviandynasty,
(6996A.D),thefamous
colosseumwasbuiltinRome.
Itservedasamodelforlarge
sportsarenasasbullringsand
footballbowls.

Romes
Architecture
LessonThree

November22,2010

THEFAMOUSCOLOSSEUM
Thecolosseumwasthelargest
buildingofitskindinthe
ancientworld.Itwasbuiltso
tightlythatitsarenacouldbe
filledwithwaterformock
navalbattles.

Romes
Architecture
LessonThree

November22,2010

THEFAMOUSCOLOSSEUM
TheColosseums80entrances
weresetinthebottomrowof
arches.
50,000spectatorsused76
entrances.EmperorTitusand
hispartyusedtwoentrances,
thelasttwowerereservedfor
thegladiators.

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Mosaic from the mausoleum
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Nov. 22, 2010

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