Roman Architecture

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When was Rome founded by King Romulus?

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750 BCE

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What is the native volcanic stone that was often used during the Roman period?

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Tufa or Tuff

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What volcano provided the aforementioned stone in question 2?

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Mt. Vesuvius

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Romans were the ones to popularize the use of concrete, what is the Latin name of the concrete that they invented?

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OPUS CAEMENTICIUM

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Agrippa contributed to a lot of construction during the New Imperial Rome, one of these was a system that provided the city with water. What is the name of this construction?

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Aqueducts

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During the reign of Trajan, constructions like Forum of Trajan and Markets of Trajan were built which also contributed to Rome's architectural revolution. Who was the architect that lead these constructions and was favoured by Trajan?

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APOLLODORUS OF DAMASCUS

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In the Republican Period, Rome no longer depended on the post-and-lintel system created by the Greeks, instead they have utilized their own features. Name one of these features.

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BARREL VAULTS

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Most of the temples in Rome were dedicated to whom?

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Emperors

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It is a yellowish limestone usually found in Ponte Lucano.

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TRAVERTINE

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It is the place where the Romans found their new source of white marbles

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CARRARA

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A type of brick facing wherein the bricks were arranged in a linear horozontal pattern.

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OPUS LATERICIUM

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A type of brick facing where the bricks were arranged in a diamond pattern

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OPUS RETICULATUM

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It is a brick facing with two or more patterns

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OPUS MIXTUM

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What do you call the ash that was used in the production of Roman concrete?

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POZZOLANA

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Two vaults that intersected at right angles formed a _________.

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GROIN VAULT

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It is a combination of Ionic Order and Corinthian Order. This type of column has bountiful acanthus leaves and big scrolls.

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COMPOSITE ORDER

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It is the "foot" or base of structure.

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PODIUM

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It is a triangular upper part of the facade of a structure, typically surmounting a portico of columns.

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PEDIMENTS

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It is the technique of building of structures from individual units. It was laid in and bound together by a paste composed of water, cement, and sand.

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MASONRY

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They were a civilization in the Italian peninsula that preceded the Roman civilization thrived from 700 to 474 BC

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ETRUSCAN

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It is a site located at the center of the ancient city of Rome and the location of important religious, political and social activities

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Roman Forum

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It is a Roman term which is a facility for bathing, exercising, relaxing and socializing.

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Thermae

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It was used to commemorate victorious generals or significant public events such as the accession of a new emperor.

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TRIUMPHAL ARCH

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The Pantheon in Rome is known for having the largest concrete dome in the world. What is the size of its diameter?

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43.30

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This column style is from an Italian civilization and was known for being unadorned.

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TUSCAN

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A type of roman dwelling that is usually are vast and extremely luxurious complexes of numerous structures. It is also serves as an office of the emperor

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IMPERIAL PALACES

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A dwelling that is also known as the country estate, complete with house, grounds, and subsidiary buildings.

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VILLA

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A type of dwelling that have shops on the ground floors with apartments above.

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INSULAE

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A part part of a villa of domus taht serves as the reception room and circulation space

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ATRIUM

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It is where rainwater collects from the sloping roof.

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IMPLUVIUM

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It is usually on the main axis and serves as an office or master bedroom.

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TABLINIUM

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It is also known as the dining room.

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TRICLINIUM

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It is an open peristyle that serves as the kitchen and service areas.

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CUBICULA

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An example of a villa that is found in the Bay of Naples taht is used as a pleasure or entertainment house.

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HADRIAN’S VILLA

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A type of dwelling that may vary in size from one or two rooms to many rooms occupying several floors. it is usually doesn't have baths or running water and often no cooking facilities.

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APARTMENTS

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French word for “square house”—

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MAISON CAREÉ

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It is the prominent motif in the corinthian columns of the roman architecture

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ACANTHUS LEAVES

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Small mouldings that are egg-shaped with an element in between shaped like an arrow.

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EGG AND DART

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Its name came from Greek words meaning “all” and “gods

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PANTHEON

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The construction of Pantheon started in the reign of________.

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EMPEROR TRAJAN

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It is a shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament

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NICHE

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A series of sunken panels in a ceiling or vault. Usually in the shape of squares, rectangles or octagon.

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COFFER

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The aqueduct that carried water supply from the Uzes spring to the Roman colony during the 1st century

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PONT DU GARD

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It is the unpatterned or roughly patterned pavement commonly used in Roman times?

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OPUS SIGNINUM

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What is a kind of floor surface that is translated to “spiked work,” were small ceramic bricks the Romans laid in a herringbone pattern for pavement ?

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SPICATUM

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What is a building construction which has an open space below a floor that is heated by gases from a fire or furnace below and that allows the passage of hot air to heat the room above?

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HYPOCAUST

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What is a piece of art created by assembling small pieces of colored glass, ceramic, stone, or other materials into an image?

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OPUS TESSELATUM

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What is also known as a tunnel vault or wagon vault which is an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve through a distance?

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BARREL VAULT

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What is a square or polygonal ornamental sunken panel used in a series as decoration for a ceiling or vault. These were sometimes also called caissons, or lacunaria?

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COFFERED CEILING

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What Serves as a passageway of natural light in the infrastructure?

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OCULUS