7 Wonders of Ancient Rome Notes

 

 

7 Wonders Of Ancient Rome

 

7. Circus Maximus-

·      Ancient Roman Chariot Racing Stadium

·      First one built in wood Over 500 Years ago

·      Emperor Trajan rebuilt it in marble and stone after the first Circus Maximus was burned down

·      Concrete- New material 1^st structured by Roma

·      Length--621m. (2,037 ft.)

·      Width—118 m. (387 ft.)

·      Gladiator wars for peoples entertainment

·      50 gladiators died Everyday

·      494 B.C. (Republican Era)

·      Speculates speed, danger and death

·      350,000 seats

·      Ludi games- 7 times around

·      Twice as big as any other stadium

 

6. Trajan’s Forum-

·      A fire wall separated the Market from the Forum

·      Its compared to Times Square NYC and Piccadilly Circus London

·      1^st non-Stalian Emperor (Spanish)

·      1^ST shopping mall

·      5 stories

·      Futuristic Design

·      Trajan’s market=efficient  

·      A Greek Apollolous

 

 

5. Aqueducts

·      260 miles of linked network of aqueducts

·      The Channel needed to be rained

·      Romans Perfected the arch

·      Limit height to 70 ft.

·      180 ft. total

·      Sometimes a second tier or third

·      Water proof cement formula- Volcanic ash + lime

·      Water first goes to public places, then it public baths, last it goes to private homes

·      Frontonous- water engineer

·      #1 Common interest pleasing the public

·      Natural springs water not from Tiberus River

 

4. Baths Of Caracalla

·      Health Spa

·      Bath complex

·      Marcus Aurelius Severus Antonius Augustus

·      So hated –Murdered his brother in front of his mother and erased his brothers name from everything

·      To win over the people who hated him, he built the baths or metaphorically to get rid of his guilt

·      Lasted between 188 A.D. -217 A.D.

·      11,000 square yards

·      Granted roman Citizenship to all free men (Done for purpose of raising tax revenue)

·      Thermal baths

·      Hypo cast – Underwater heating

·      As many as 2,000 people in baths

·      Assassinated by his own body guard

·      Most FLAWED Emperor

 

3. Roads

·      Roads often straight

·      Came of Roman Communication system

·      Built by slaves and private citizens

·      Made with sand, clay, and then paved

·      Made with trenches on the sides of them so water drains

·      20 miles for every 7 hours (Marching)

·      1 mile every 3 days (Building)

 

2. Pantheon

·      Temple for all the Gods

·      Hagrian 125 A.D.

·      Hagrian Could draw his own architectural plans

·      Hagrian had Apollodorus executed

·      Also a great Villa

·      Had an opening at the top for people to talk to the gods

·      Classic and modern style

·      Granite Colum’s 40 ft. high only

·      Challenge- how to stop it from collapsingàMade it thick walls and had 8 piers 20 ft. thick

·      Arches reduce the weight of the domes

·      Opening at top to reduce weight and to be able to speak to the gods

 

1.   Colloseum  

·      The Flavian Ampitheater

·      16+ stories

·      80,000 seats

·      Emperor Nero- the new Emperor

·      Emperor Nero took his own life

·      Colleseums purpose- Entertainment for the people

·      42 Emperors used it

·      Oval Design

·      Vaulted tunnels

·      76 entrances

·      1^st 3 arches

·      5,000 animals slaughtered per day

·      700,000 died here

·      100 days of games

·      Gladiator contest

·      Killing of beasts; execution

·      Took 10 years to build

·      70-80 A.D.

·      Solid walls of concrete

·      4 centuries of active use

·      in 18^th century – it became a source of building materials

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