Transcript The Pantheon, Colosseum, and The Arch of Constantine

The Pantheon
The Colosseum
The Arch of Constantine
The Pantheon
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First built by Marcus Agrippa between 27 and 25
B.C
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Dedicated to all Roman Gods, built on site of the
death of Romulus
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Modern Pantheon designed by
Hadrian and built
120 A.D
Emperor
in
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Concrete dome (diameter of
142) with oculus
of 27 ft.)
ft.
(diameter
The Pantheon
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Given to Pope Boniface the VIII in 608 A.D. and
converted in to a church
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Burial place of Italian Kings and Renaissance
painter Raphael
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It is the most copied and imitated of all ancient
works
http://vimeo.com/7069391
The Colosseum
http://www.history.com/topics/colosseum/vi
deos#deconstructing-history-colosseum
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Begun by Vespasian in 70 A.D
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Finished by his son Titus in 80 A.D
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Used for gladiatorial games, venatios (hunts),
and mock naval battles
The Colosseum
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404 A.D: Last gladiatorial combat in the
collosseum
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Damaged by earthquakes and fires
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1750: Pope Benedict XIV issues protection
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Restoration begins
The Arch of Constantine
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Located next to the Colosseum
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Built to memorialize the victory of Constantine
over rival Maxentius in 315 A.D.
The Arch of Constantine
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85ft wide and 69ft high, it is made up of three
arches: one larger one sandwiched between two
smaller ones
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Many parts of the Arch were taken from other
sources