Roman Classical Periods and Styles History
Roman Classical Periods and Styles History
The style adopted by the civilization centred on ancient Rome and culminating in the Roman Empire. While it borrowed heavily from the ancient Greeks in the use of the three orders, there were innovations, notably the use of arches, vaults and concrete.
Top: Arts: Architecture: History: Periods and Styles: Classical: Roman
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The Colosseum - Comprehensive coverage by Andrea and Daniele Pepe and Catherine McElwee of the history and architecture of greatest amphitheatre of antiquity, built by the Flavian emperors in the first century AD.
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Ancient Roman Architecture - Great Buildings Online provides images and commentary on some of the best-known buildings of the Roman world.
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RomeReborn1.0 - An international project based at the University of Virginia, which aims to create a digital model illustrating the entire urban development of ancient Rome. Users can navigate the model or view still images.
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Timgad, Algeria - Tore Kjeilen provides a plan and brief description of the substantial remains of this Roman town in North Africa - a World Heritage Site. Photograph of Trajan's Arch.
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Pompeii Forum Project - This study of the forum by the University of Virginia includes a photographic survey of its architecture and sensitive maps of Pompeii and its forum leading to 360-degree panoramas.
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Ancient and Classical Architecture - Howard Partridge provides a gallery of his photographs of buildings and ruins in Rome from c.179 BC to 141 AD. Part of the Cupola Collection.
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A Gazetteer of the Roman World - This section of Bill Thayer's huge Lacus Curtius site provides many photographs of cities and monuments of the ancient Roman world, some with detailed commentary.
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Encyclopaedia Romana - James Grout's collection of articles, plans and pictures of ancient Rome and its remains, with an extensive bibliography. Includes Vitruvius's comments on temple architecture.
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The Pompeian House - Essay on the construction and decoration of the Pompeian House.
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Roman Architecture - An illustrated introduction to Roman columns and arches by Jordan Drew, with images of famous Roman buildings and the three main orders - Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.
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Roman Domestic Architecture: A Bibliography - This bibliography compiled by Joshua Brandt lists sources in German, Italian, French, and (primarily) English.
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Trajan's Column - Paul Barrette's history, image database and discussion of this 100-foot marble sculptural monument built during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98-117 AD).
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Basilica san Clemente Rome - This 12th-century church with frescos and mosaics is a replica of a 4th-century basilica on the site, built over a Mithraic temple. The older buildings can be seen beneath the church. History, tour and service times.
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Rome: Ancient Sites - Virtual reconstructions of the Theatre of Marcellus and Circus Maximus.
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Temple Complex of Fortuna Primigenia in Palastrina - Computer model of the temple complex built by Sulla, complete with walkthroughs. Also photographs of the existing remains.
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Roman Baths - Essay on the design and functions of Roman Baths by J.K.Gillon.
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The Ruins of Rome - David Chaszar's photographs and descriptions of various ancient Roman ruins located in Rome and Ostia.
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The Theatrum Pompei Project - Ulysses Vestal's collection of resources that pertain to the monuments of Cn. Pompeius Magnus, including primary sources, bibliography and a chronology of building during the fifties B.C.
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The Quadrivium in the Pantheon of Rome - Illustrated extract from Gert Sperling's contribution to 'Nexus II: Architecture and Mathematics', a volume of papers from a conference in 1998.
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Forum Romanum - Photographs and description of the Forum Romanum, monument by monument, by René Seindal.
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