Today in class, we took notes on these Roman architectural areas.
Roman Forum
-began as a market place, but became the economic, political, and religious hub, town square, and center of all Rome
-people first began meeting in forum around 500 BC
-central area of city
-site was originally an Etruscan burial ground
-first developed in the 7th century BC
Colosseum
-originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre
-located east of the Roman Forum
-most famous monument
-built nearly 2000 years ago for hosting violent gladiator games
-commissioned around AD 70-72
-620 by 513 feet
-had seating for more than 50,000 spectators
-by 20th century, a combination of weather, natural disasters, neglect, and vandalism has destroyed two-thirds of the original Colosseum
-built in 70 AD
Aqueducts
-like a water bridge
-a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water
-were built from a combination of stone, brick, and the special volcanic cement pozzuolana
-challenging to build
-the word aqueducts, from Latin word water
-most Roman towns had at least one aqueduct to bring in fresh water, and big cities like Rome had ten or more
Circus Maximus
-Fire in 31 BC, destroyed the wooden structure, three fires
-used for events such as processions of gladiator combats, but most days only chariot races
-last race was held in 549 AD
-located between the Aventine and Palatine hills
-originally laid out in the 6th century
-oldest and largest public space in Rome
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