CLAS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Roman Architectural Revolution, Pozzolana, Roman Technology

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 1000
• Professor: John Walsh

Document Summary

Spanish short sword romans used this for most of there soldiers. Used concrete: not the most aesthetic, light, pozzolana (hydraulic-setting cement) Pentelic marble: difficult to work with because its so heavy. Greeks are concerned about beauty rather then the structure: different stories written on the pediments. Would act as a beacon of light to speak for athenian cultures. Aquduct(steady slope so water descends) of segovia, spain. Point du gard (bridge with water flowing through brig water ways. Groma lead weights and strings used as a level. Aquducts are found everywhere that the romans concurred: after battle there would arrive fresh water =hygiene/ drinking water. After the citys rome took over they were then considered romans and not enemy"s boarders. The romans built bridges to cross bodies of water to get across creating. Built 400,000 km of highway: helps with military costs, used the roads to bring resources to the army where needed. Insula: most romans lived in apartment buildings.