classics 29 roman architecture

what was roman architecture like?

•A blend of Greek tradition and structural innovation

-use of Greek orders (esp. for temples and public buildings)

-extensive use of the arch and vault

what was introduced into roman architecture?

concrete

what was developed in roman architecture?

the roof truss

what is the importance of the colosseum?

- Symbol of greek culture and greek aesthetic

what were greek pillars used for?

Greek pillars were used for structural purposes

- Romans said that there was no need for those pillars

where does the word arena come from?

harena

what did greeks lack?

lacked the tech to build something like the colosseum

- romans were abke to build it

what is the pantheon?

- public building

- Used for religious purposes

- Things with ceremonial religious purposes

- Does not cost you to go in because it is a church

what is the pantheon built according to?

- Built according to greek principles

- there was a need to connect romanness to greekness

who made the pantheon?

- Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, made [this building] when consul for the third time

- Self advertisement --> highlighted his own wealth and showed that the gods favoured him

what were some architectural features of the pantheon?

- Highly stylized pillars

- Round buildings with round roofs --> Drifting away from style of greeks

- crazy vaulted ceiling --> top part is known as the 'eye'

- insane dome

- has spires that make it look like a european cathedral

what type of building is the pantheon?

sacred roman building