Classical Studies 1000 Lecture 15: Lecture 15 Term 2 - Roman Architecture.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: Robert Stanley Brown

Document Summary

Classics lecture 15 term 2: a blend of greek tradition and structural innovation. Introduction of concrete: development of the roof-truss they could make thing the greeks couldn"t. Took a while to build, didn"t have the equipment we have to build buildings. Pillars decorative on the colloseum, not functional: three orders all used on the colloseum aligns building with greek tradition, in all other respects very un-greek in the way it was constructed. You can still wander around the colloseum. Originally covered with wood, wood covered with sand (can see a temporary reconstruction t fr end trying to show this) Underneath were ready rooms for the gladiators. Latin for sand = herena, romans dropped off the h and got arena . As its fa ade declares, something significant here was built shortly after he battle of. Actium question of how much that we have was actually built at that time fa ade is early augustan but other things came later.