Trajan's Forum

policies to improve the living conditions and job opportunities of the poor while decreasing class tension within the Empire. He made the Roman people proud of their country and proud to be his subjects. Overall, he ruled through authority. Trajan’s non-roman heritage and upbringing made him acutely aware of problems…

make them look good. Which leads to political and ideological view points of the propaganda. Architectural views, were more of shrines and temples built, as well as, public buildings. For example, the Forum was built several different times. There is the Forum Romanum from the sixth century B.C. and Forum Julium from the first century B.C. The…

During this period, there was Apollodorus of Damascus used brick-faced concrete to transform the Quirinal Hill overlooking Trajan’s Forum into a vast multilevel complex of barrel-vaulted shops and administrative offices. There is also column of Trajan, The spiral frieze of Trajan’s Column tells the story of the Dacian wars in 150 episodes. The reliefs depicted all aspects of the campaigns, from battles to sacrifices to road and fort construction. There…

Introduction The Romans were the most successful ancient civilization. First, they had conquered many countries with their armies. Next, they had a great Roman Republic. But finally, they had breathtaking architecture. We can still see the buildings that have been around, today. Roman Army Conquered Countries The Romans had the best military, and to prove this they had many great wars conquering Egypt and Greece. Like in c. 146 BC the Roman Republic fought a battle against the Greece city of…

The Collapse of an Empire It has been said by many, “All great empires will fall.” This is a powerful statement, and history has shown it to be true repeatedly. By definition, an empire is a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority. Empires have existed since the beginning of time; for example, the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire, the Mongol Empire, and most notorious, the Roman Empire. Furthermore, all…

The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires of its time. Behind all this were the Roman emperors. A few change the empire in massive ways, that even affect our lives today. We are going to look at 4 of the empire 's most important emperors, Julius Caesar, Augustus (Or known as Octavian), Trajan, and finally Constantine. The main one that is one of the best emperors in Roman history is Augustus (Octavian), we see this through his government services that changed the world and even today…

The remains of Ancient Rome express the immense strength and power of the empire. Each structure had a unique purpose. The Roman population needed an abundance of fresh drinking water to thrive. The water from the Tiber River was not drinkable and rainwater was not bountiful enough to supply the city. In 312 BC, Censor Appius Claudius Caecus commissioned the first aqueduct, Aqua Appia. This aqueduct showed the power of the empire to provide water to the city in a fast and efficient matter. As…