ROMAN FOURM- a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue
can be exchanged. At the center of most Roman cities was a big open
space called the Forum. People met there to do business, to sell things and buy
things, to see their friends, to find out about the news, and even to go to
school. Usually the Forum had stone pavement, and around the edges there were
fancy buildings: temples, and basilicas, and sometimes stores (shops). In some
cities the Forum had a platform in it that people could stand on to make
speeches. This platform was called the Rostra.
COLISEUM- Measuring some 620 by 513 feet (190 by 155
meters), the Colosseum was the largest amphitheater in the Roman world. Unlike
many earlier amphitheaters, which had been dug into hillsides to provide
adequate support, the Colosseum was a freestanding structure made of stone and
concrete. The distinctive exterior had three stories of arched entrances–a
total of around 80–supported by semi-circular columns. Each story contained
columns of a different order (or style): At the bottom were columns of the
relatively simple Doric order, followed by Ionic and topped by the ornate
Corinthian order. Located just near the main entrance to the Colosseum was the
Arch of Constantine, built in A.D. 315 in honor of Constantine I’s victory over
Maxentius at Pons Milvius.
CIRCUS MAXIMUS- The Circus Maximus was a chariot
racetrack in Rome first constructed in the 6th century BCE. The Circus was also
used for other public events such as the Roman Games and gladiator fights and
was last used for chariot races in the 6th century CE. It was partially
excavated in the 20th century CE and then remodeled but it CONTINUES today as
one of the modern city’s most important public spaces, hosting huge crowds at
music concerts and rallies.
AQUADUCTS- Ancient Roman Aqueducts. An aqueduct is a
water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water. In modern
engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals,
tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose. 260 miles of duct 30mi of
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