Wartkes Aharonian
September 7, 2017
English M01A
Prof. Birchman
Symbol in history
Monuments are a symbol of an important event that occurred in history. Monuments that remain until today represent the success, struggle, and accomplishment that the monument influenced the surrounding people. Monuments have become an important act to the society that we live in, many people celebrate, honor, and tribute the monuments. They bring history alive to new generations and memories to those who experience them firsthand. Monuments create a bridge between generations. The Colosseum which was also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre is one of the greatest achievement that ancient Rome accomplish. The Colosseum was considered a masterpiece of ancient architecture. The monument is …show more content…
The Colosseum is considered one of the biggest achievement of the Roman people because of the engineering and architecture of colosseum, the colosseum was the place of sport events.
Roman engineering and architecture of the Colosseum monument, was greatly influenced by two of their greatest inventions: concrete and arches. The concrete was a newborn invention when the Colosseum was built and the Romans were still learning, and trying to figure out on how to use it; However, concrete was a really new technology for the romans because they had no understanding on how durable it was or how greatly it would last. The Romans figured out that combination of concrete together with stone could lead intro great architectural construction. Concrete was a combination of a strong volcanic material (called pozzolana) that was mixed with rubble, sand and some combination of limes. The Architectural design of the colosseum had four tiers. The ceilings of the passages and corridors which circled the arena on each
September 7, 2017
English M01A
Prof. Birchman
Symbol in history
Monuments are a symbol of an important event that occurred in history. Monuments that remain until today represent the success, struggle, and accomplishment that the monument influenced the surrounding people. Monuments have become an important act to the society that we live in, many people celebrate, honor, and tribute the monuments. They bring history alive to new generations and memories to those who experience them firsthand. Monuments create a bridge between generations. The Colosseum which was also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre is one of the greatest achievement that ancient Rome accomplish. The Colosseum was considered a masterpiece of ancient architecture. The monument is …show more content…
The Colosseum is considered one of the biggest achievement of the Roman people because of the engineering and architecture of colosseum, the colosseum was the place of sport events.
Roman engineering and architecture of the Colosseum monument, was greatly influenced by two of their greatest inventions: concrete and arches. The concrete was a newborn invention when the Colosseum was built and the Romans were still learning, and trying to figure out on how to use it; However, concrete was a really new technology for the romans because they had no understanding on how durable it was or how greatly it would last. The Romans figured out that combination of concrete together with stone could lead intro great architectural construction. Concrete was a combination of a strong volcanic material (called pozzolana) that was mixed with rubble, sand and some combination of limes. The Architectural design of the colosseum had four tiers. The ceilings of the passages and corridors which circled the arena on each