Classical Studies 3550E Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Oecus, Cubiculum, Propertius

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 3550E
• Professor: Elizabeth Greene

Document Summary

Augustus and the city of rome: part seven. Was remarkable neither for size nor elegance, having short colonnades with columns of. Alban [e. g. local] stone, and rooms without any marble decorations or handsome pavements. For more than 40 years he used the same bedroom in winter and summer. " Pantheon of agrippa: nothing remains of agrippa"s pantheon from 27 bce. It was destroyed in a fire of 80 ce: hadrian"s pantheon with the inscription marking agrippa as the original builder. Saepta julia: started by caesar, dedicated by agrippa in 26 bce, voting space, the remaining wall is against the pantheon. Diribitorium: started by agrippa, dedicated by augustus in 7 bce, next to the saepta julia, used as a space to count votes. Baths of agrippa: dedicated in 12 bce, fed by the aqua virgo, nothing but a single pillar remains of the baths. It was the first of the monumental public bath buildings given to the people in rome.