Lawrence of Rome

sturdy, flexible, and was easy to use which made it a staple in Roman Civilization. The Romans were not the first to use concrete, but they added a new ingredient that made it stronger and kept it from crumbling over time. The concrete used in ancient Rome was a mixture of rubble, lime, sand, and volcanic ash which is also known…

Two buildings that stand today as testaments to the civilizations that built them, even if not perfectly in their original form, are the Greek Parthenon and the Roman Pantheon. Together they are monuments to human’s artistry and ability to create. Both buildings are connected in a number of ways and yet each also has very distinctive features and functions. Despite their similarities and differences, each stands as an example we can use to learn about the cultures from which they came. The…

What would you do if there was no clean water, where you work is where you parent work, or if you are poor than you are going to be poor for your entire life? Greek expanding started around from 400 B.C.E and ended around 150 B.C.E (Cole 83). It was a time of city-state, and expansion and innovation. While many culture have influence modern world today, Classical Greek have influenced the development of the Democracy, the Aqueducts, and Western though. To begin with, U.S.A, British, German…

The Roman civilization was an extension of the civilization of the Greeks (400 BC-400 AD). Roman architects therefore respected the legacy of the former Greek architects and followed the guidelines laid down by them. Many of the Roman buildings had an African character. But the Romans were also great inventors. They quickly built new techniques of construction and new materials, combining the existing techniques with the creative designs and taking out a new set of architectural buildings that…

Ancient Greece was superior to Rome when it came to art. Greek sculptures goals tried to produce an ideal artistic form, while Rome produced realistic portraits, mainly used for decoration. Roman’s did a lot of mosaic pieces or wall paintings. Greece made a great deal of different sculptures using stone and marble. The Greek and Roman governments had a few similarities ,but were still quite different from each other. The social classes of Greece were: slaves, freedmen, metics, citizens, and…

Ancient Phoenicia was a geographically positioned that led to great wealth and spread its influence through trade. Geography played a very important role in the empire's growth. I am going to explain the land location, trading, and defensive positions of Phoenicia. Ancient Phoenicia was near the water, which made it the ideal location for a trading hub. It was north of Canaan which is modern day is Palestine and the coastal area of modern day Gaza.This allowed Phoenicia to expand into a…

us”. This can indicate that architecture has an indubitable affect on the people who stand in it, the people who replicate it, and for the people who praise it. One of the ancient cities that have been influenced by this affect is ancient Rome. Due to ancient Rome being dominated by this architecture affect, other cities have adopted ancient Roman architecture. Other cities have copied architecture to express a city in a lucrative and valued way. Architecture can be personal and worthwhile…

The Roman Baths There are many different social and political aspects about the roman baths.The big roman baths had a statue to worship there gods or to help them relax. They went their to make New friends and allies. They also came to relax. When people came they would spend some time in each bath cold,warm, and hot. Some people just came to clean their bodies. The Romans valued their baths and found them a luxury. Roman men were the only ones that were allowed to enter the public baths for…

either end of an arch, there to help hold that redirected pressure. The construction of the aqueducts takes advantage of arches by using them side by side, over hundreds of miles sometimes to support the elevated waterways (Alchin). The Colosseum in Rome utilizes these connected arches (called an “arcade” when arranged in this fashion) to support the structure as it rises to its full…

The greatest architects of the renaissance include Filippo Brunelleschi, Leon Battista Alberti, Giuliano da Sangallo, Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Palladio. The renaissance was a the time of religious art this means that there were lots of cathedrals and churches being built. The renaissance movement started in Florence, Italy, with Filippo Brunelleschi. He was the first architect to design a dome and come up with a way to build said dome that would go on the Florence Cathedral.…