Transcript Roman culture

Roman Engineering
The physical remains of “the Pax Romana”
The Empire at its height, c 250
Roman roads
Lyons, France
Pons Aemilius, 2nd c. BCE --(Ponto Rotto)
1st century Roman bridge in Vaison, France
Pont Du Gard, France 19 BC
31 miles long to city of Nimes, 6 ton stones without mortar
Les Ferreres Aqueduct – Catalonia, Spain
Built during reign of Augustus; 9 miles long, almost 90 feet high,
with 25 upper arches and 11 lower arches
Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain, 50 CE
10 miles long, 24,000 granite blocks w/o mortar; 165 arches 30 ft high
The Valens Aqueduct, Constantinople, 368 CE
155 miles, used until the 1200's as water supply
Roman Arena in Arles, France 20 BCE
20,000 spectators, used in the 20th c as arena for bullfights and outdoor concerts
The Uthina Ampitheatre, Tunisia
16,000 spectators; fell into ruin with 7th c. Arab conquest
but is currently undergoing renovation
Leptis Magna, Libya 56 CE
16,000 spectators; abandoned in 523 & covered by desert sands until about 100 years ago
Amphitheater of El Djem, Tunisia early 3rd C.
35,000 spectators (3rd largest) Stones removed in 17th c. to build a mosque –
Movie Gladiator filmed here
Roman theatre of Amman, Jordan 2nd c.
Orientated north to keep sun off spectators; Cut into hillside for excellent acoustics
Pula Arena, Croatia 1st century.
26,000 people (6th largest) still hosts outdoor concerts
The Colosseum, Rome 80 CE
50,000 spectators, 80 entrances
The Pantheon,
Rome 125
CE
Arch of Caracalla at Volubilis (Morocco) 211
CE
The Arch of Constantine, 315 CE
Baths of Caracella
Sewers of Rome
A street in Pompeii
Hadrian’s Wall, 128 CE
Model of a Roman crane
An early codex