Transcript The Roman Forum - Karissa Barrera

By Karissa Barrera
Completed
in 203 A.D.
the 10ofth fatricide
anniversary of the
• • The
arch is notorious
for in
it’scommemoration
association withof
a story
accession of Emperor Septimius Severus
• After Emperor Severus’s death his sons became joint rulers. One of the
• Engravings
depictthe
theother,
Emperor’s
over the
Parthians
sons,
Carcalla, hated
Geta, victories
and arranged
to have
him killed.
After his assasination, Carcalla removed the references to Geta on the arch.
• •The
columns
of theRome
Temple
of Castor
Pollux
Asremaining
the legendthree
goes,Corinthian
the mythical
twins aided
in the
battle and
of Lake
stand over
48 feetand
highlater
at the
top ofup
theatstairs
at Capitol
Hill at sunset
Regillus against
the Latins
showed
the Roman
Forum
• They
were built
6 A.D.
to announce
victory
•
•
8 Corinthian columns remain since its construction in 42 B.C.
• The cult statue of the god would have been wooden, filled
• Located at the base of the Capitol Hill at the west end of the Forum
with oil, and wrapped in wool
Inhabitants would stockpile their valuables (oil, grain, wool, precious metals) as an
offering to Saturn, and ask him to guard the remainder of their treasures
• • It Site
is the
ofoldest
an ancient
known
shrine
inscription
in an underground
of the Latin language
enclosure
• It was
• thought
It is enclosed
to be as
theiftomb
to keep
of King
pedestrians
Romulus,
from
founder
trespassing
of Rome
• The inscription on the column curses trespassers
• Construction
• It was
initiated
probably
by Maxentius,
the largest and
building
completed
in the Roman
by Emperor
Forum
Constantine
• Christian
• Three large
architecture
vaults remain
would later
fromuse
the its
original
designbuilding
as a model
• It was the center of Roman justice and civic affairs