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TEMPLE OF VESTA

Forum Romanum Rome 205 The circular temple of Vesta was founded in 715 B.C. and rebuilt many times over the centuries. It was last rebuilt in 205 by Septimius Severus. A ten foot high podium supported a circular celIa thirty feet across, which was surrounded by Corinthian columns. One ring of columns is engaged to the wall and an outer ring suppor...

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Hadrian

TEMPLE OF VENUS AND ROME Forum Romanum Rome 123-135 Designed by Hadrian, the barrel-vaulted Temple of Venus and Rome is one of the most significant architectural achievements of the age. It was an immense temple with a platform 540 by 340 feet. Workmen from Asia Minor did most of the construction and their decorative contribution influenced subseq...

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BASILICA

Trier c. 310 The basilica at Trier, the capital of Constantius in northern Gaul, is a plain rectangular hall, approximately 95 by 190 feet, with a sizable projecting semicircular apse, which held the emperor's throne. A narthex was in the front of the building and porticoed courtyards were on the sides. Two rows of windows bring in light from the ...

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Theatre Of Marcellus

Rome 11 or 13 The one ancient theatre to survive in Rome, the Theatre of Marcellus, was started by Caesar and completed by Augustus in the year 11 or 13. It stands on level ground and is supported by radiating walls and concrete vaulting. An arcade with attached half-columns runs around the building. The columns are Doric and Ionic....

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COLOSSEUM SUBSTRUCTURE

Rome 70-82 The main corridor of the substructure....

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CARVED BASE

From the theatre of Dionysus, Athens c. After 150 B.C. A round base carved with a satyr's mask and garlands....

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KRITIOS BOY

by Kritios c. 485 B.C. Acropolis Museum, Athens By the 5th century B.C., sculpture moves into the classical age. With the slight bend in the right knee of the Kritios Boy, the figure is liberated from the formal, flat plane....

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THRONE

Terra-cotta statue from Granmichele c. 470 B.C. Museum of Syracuse The dignified thrones are for gods, heroes, and important people. Influenced by the Egyptian throne, the Greek throne develops many variations over the years. They have animal legs, turned legs, and rectangular legs. This example has a straight back, an arm-rail with a knob, and li...

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TEMPLE OF CASTOR AND POLLUX AND ARCH OF SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS

Forum Romanum Rome The monumental character of Roman architecture is apparent in three columns from the Temple of Castor and Pollux, rebuilt between 7 B.C. and 6 A.D. They are over forty-eight feet high and the entablature is nearly thirteen feet. Beyond is the triumphal arch of Septimius Severus, built in 203 A.D., with its three passageways....

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WEST FACADE

Parthenon Acropolis, Athens 447-432 B.C. Battered and chipped over the centuries, these columns from the west facade still retain their strength and elegance....

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