Roman Art and Architecture

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Aqueducts 3 Triumphal Arches 4 Roman Baths 5 Roman Bridges 6 Roman Basilicas 7 Roman Theatre 8 Roman Amphitheatres 9 Roman Roads 10 Roman Circuses 11 Roman Palaces 12 Roman Rectangular Temples 13 Roman Round Temples 14 Roman Town-planning

Introduction

1. The Column
2. The Arch
3. Materials

Aqueducts

1. Introduction
2. The Pont Du Gard
3. The Aqueduct at Segovia in Spain
4. The aqueduct between Zaghouan and Carthage
5. The Cloaca Maxima or great sewer

Triumphal Arches

1. The Arch of Titus
2. The Arch of Septimius Severus (Rome)
3. The Arch of Septimius Severus (Lepcis Magna) (Lepcis Magna)
4. The Arches of Trajan
5. The Arch of Constantine
6. The Arch of Timgad

Roman Baths

1. Intorduction
2. The Hunting Baths
3. The Baths of Hadrian
4. The Baths of Caracalla
5. The Baths of Diocletian
6. The Stabian Baths

Roman Bridges

1. Introduction
2. The Pons Milvius
3. The bridge at Alcantra in Spain

Roman Basilicas

1. Introduction
2. The Basilica at Pompeii
3. The Basilica Nova of Maxentius/Constantine
4. The Aula Palatina

Roman Theatre

1. Introduction
2. The Theatre of Pompey
3. The Theatre of Marcellus
4. The Roman Theatre at Orange (in france)
5. The Theatre at Aspendus

Roman Amphitheatres

1. Introduction
2. The Amphitheatre at Pompeii
3. The Colosseum

Roman Roads

1. General Information

Roman Circuses

1. Introduction
2. The Circus Maximus

Roman Palaces

1. Hadrian's Palace
2. The Palace of Diocletian
3. The Golden House of Nero

Roman Rectangular Temples

1. Introduction (Greek vs. Roman)
2. The Maison Carée
3. The Temple of Bacchus

Roman Round Temples

1. The Temple of Vesta at the Forum Romanum
2. The Temple of Vesta at Tivoli
3. The Temple of Hercules Victor (aka Portunus)
4. The Temple of Venus at Baalbek
5. The Pantheeon

Roman Town-planning

• Ostia
• Timgad
• Lepcis Magna
• Palmyra
• Trier
• Lutetia
• Caerwent
• Pompeii
• Aosta
• Londinium