Roman Architecture 5
Roman Architecture 5
Roman Architecture V
Temples
• Built on a foundation
ring of concrete with
piers of tufa and
travertine carrying the
concrete vaults
• The amphitheater
measured 188 by
156m, with 50m high,
and had 80
entrances
The Flavian Amphitheater
(Colosseum)
The floor was 83m by 48m, laid with wood planks over subterranean
chambers through which lions could enter the arena. The floor may be
removed and the arena flooded for naval battles
The Flavian Amphitheater
(Colosseum)
The Flavian Amphitheater
(Colosseum)
• The outer wall engaged columns with unfluted Doric on the
ground, Ionic, Corinthian, and finally Corinthian pilasters
on the uppermost forth story
• At the forth story, there were sockets holding masts for the
velarium that could be stretched over the audience to cover
them from the weather
• Between
45,000 to
55,000 people
could be
seated in the
space at one
time
The Flavian Amphitheater
(Colosseum)
The Flavian Amphitheater
(Colosseum)
The Flavian Amphitheater
(Colosseum)
Aqueducts
Aqueducts
Aqueducts
Aqueducts
Piping water technique through the valley and the city. They preferred the
aqueducts to be channels with a consistent slight downward fall to the
distribution reservoirs
Aqueducts
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Towns and cities
The city of Timgad in Algeria
Towns and cities