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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 1st 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
· 1st non-Stalian Emperor (Spanish)
· 1ST 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
· 1st 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 18th century – it became a source of building materials
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