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The style adopted by the civilization centred on ancient Rome and culminating in the Roman Empire. While it borrowed heavily from the ancient Greeks in the use of the three orders, there were innovations, notably the use of arches, vaults and concrete.

Subcategories

• Apollodorus of Damascus
• Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus

Resources in This Category

• A Gazetteer of the Roman World

  http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/
  This section of Bill Thayer's huge Lacus Curtius site provides many photographs of cities and monuments of the ancient Roman world, some with detailed commentary.

• Ancient and Classical Architecture

  http://www.cupola.com/html/bldgstru/ancient/ancient1.htm
  Howard Partridge provides a gallery of his photographs of buildings and ruins in Rome from c.179 BC to 141 AD. Part of the Cupola Collection.

• Ancient Roman Architecture

  http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/roman.html
  Great Buildings Online provides images and commentary on some of the best-known buildings of the Roman world.

• Encyclopaedia Romana

  http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/
  James Grout's collection of articles, plans and pictures of ancient Rome and its remains, with an extensive bibliography. Includes Vitruvius's comments on temple architecture.

• Flickr: Roman Empire

  http://www.flickr.com/groups/roman_empire/
  Anything involving the Roman world. Archaeology, historic sites re-enactment and art.

• Forum Romanum

  http://sights.seindal.dk/Italy/Rome/Forum_Romanum
  Photographs and description of the Forum Romanum, monument by monument, by René Seindal.

• Pompeii Forum Project

  http://pompeii.virginia.edu/
  This study of the forum by the University of Virginia includes a photographic survey of its architecture and sensitive maps of Pompeii and its forum leading to 360-degree panoramas.

• Roman Architecture

  http://www.pitt.edu/~tokerism/0040/syl/src0918.html
  Course notes by Dr. Franklin Toker of Pittsburgh University, providing an illustrated introduction and major works.

• Roman Architecture

  http://romarchjd.tripod.com/
  An illustrated introduction to Roman columns and arches by Jordan Drew, with images of famous Roman buildings and the three main orders - Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.

• Roman Baths

  http://gillonj.tripod.com/romanbaths/
  Essay on the design and functions of Roman Baths by J.K. Gillon.

• Roman Domestic Architecture: A Bibliography

  http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/Topics/Architecture/_General/Bibliography/Joshua_Brandt**/
  This bibliography compiled by Joshua Brandt lists sources in German, Italian, French, and (primarily) English.

• Rome Reborn

  http://romereborn.frischerconsulting.com/
  An international project which aims to create a digital model illustrating the entire urban development of ancient Rome. Users can navigate the model or view still images.

• Rome: Ancient Sites

  http://australis.www2.50megs.com/Marcellus/tour1a.HTML
  Virtual reconstructions of the Theatre of Marcellus and Circus Maximus.

• Temple Complex of Fortuna Primigenia in Palastrina

  http://australis.www2.50megs.com/Fortuna/Fortuna.html
  Computer model of the temple complex built by Sulla, complete with walkthroughs. Also photographs of the existing remains.

• The Colosseum

  http://www.the-colosseum.net/
  Comprehensive coverage by Andrea and Daniele Pepe and Catherine McElwee of the history and architecture of greatest amphitheatre of antiquity, built by the Flavian emperors in the first century AD.

• The Pompeian House

  http://gillonj.tripod.com/pompeianhouse/
  Essay on the construction and decoration of the Pompeian House.

• The Ruins of Rome

  http://ancient-rome.tripod.com/
  David Chaszar's photographs and descriptions of various ancient Roman ruins located in Rome and Ostia.

• Timgad, Algeria

  http://lexicorient.com/algeria/timgad.htm
  Tore Kjeilen provides a plan and brief description of the substantial remains of this Roman town in North Africa - a World Heritage Site. Photograph of Trajan's Arch.

• Trajan's Column

  http://cheiron.mcmaster.ca/~trajan/
  Paul Barrette's history, image database and discussion of this 100-foot marble sculptural monument built during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98-117 AD).

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