Pantheon

Ancient Greeks worshiped a polytheistic and anthropomorphic pantheon of gods making those two characteristics of myths. First, they worshiped this kind of pantheon because of an early belief of spirits. Secondly, it is in order to explain natural phenomenon in Greek’s culture and finally, in order to explain things in life that are not familiar to them. Firstly, the early beliefs of Greeks revealed that they believed in magic and in spirits (Lecture 1). Effectively, they believed in spirits…

America currently has a building that almost replicates Roman architecture. That building is The U.S Supreme Court. Located in Washington D.C. built by Cass Gilbert from 1932- 1935 this building reflects a moderate amount of similarities to The Pantheon located in Rome, Italy. Some of the similarities are the elevation on a podium approached by fancy front staircase along with free standing columns located in the front of the building. When comparing them side by side you see Corinthian columns…

The Parthenon Athens and the Pantheon in Rome are two of the most well known buildings in the world. Despite being very different structures outwardly, they are similar in foundation and use. Perhaps this is not surprising as the ruler who reconstructed the Pantheon was, “widely travelled…and admired Greek culture.” (Cline, 2017) Both temples are mathematically based. Math and especially geometry was a key part of ancient Greek culture. The Greeks invested, “platonic solids and…certain…

buildings include the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and Circus Maximus. Circus Maximus was the biggest sports stadium ever made and was built in the sixth century. Circus Maximus is not only a stadium but also a band in America and Norway. The Pantheon is another national landmark. The Pantheon shows that Rome was a multicultural empire because the inscription on the front is Latin and is spoken by many in Rome. The Pantheon itself is dedicated to the Roman gods. The Pantheon inspired architecture…

with a definition of the term Pantheons. Pantheon is a Greek word to represent all…

The Romans are well-known for being the greatest architects of the ancient era. To achieve this, the Roman had many influences for previous cultures before them. The influence of Ancient Greek style of architecture can be seen in certain Roman architecture for instances arches, columns, walls, etc. Roman architecture was useful. Many architectures were accomplished by civil engineering to build roads, bridges, theaters, and forums. Most of the architecture still exist because they are solid…

The Greek Parthenon was built on the Acropolis as the centerpiece of a group of buildings and commissions by Pericles. Construction on these buildings stopped as a result of the Peloponnesian Wars. The Parthenon was a temple to Athena, though it bore no altar; as such, it was not considered a traditional temple. It was constructed to be the Perfect Temple, with its columns and their proportions perfected and spaced evenly. But interestingly, even though mathematical proportions were calculated…

The Roman aqueducts have revolutionized the way humans get water, and as a result, modern countries are still using the same basic concept. As Rome grew, emperors needed a way to supply water to cities. Engineers developed a system of pipes that transported water from lakes and rivers to a city. After the water reached the city it first went to a system of brick-and-concrete tanks called castella,or castles. From there it was relocated through pipes and sent throughout the city to places like…

Romans based much of their architecture on the dome, such as Hadrian’s Pantheon in the city of Rome, the Baths of Diocletian, and the Baths of Caracalla. Before domes were invented all ancient structures were supported by…

from northern England to southern Egypt. Wealthy Romans were a very well educated and clean people, therefore leading to the creation of new technologies and great innovations. For example, a few innovations include aqueducts, roads, cement, the Pantheon, and the arch. Most if not all of these creations have inspired new technologies the we use today. As a matter of fact, Romans thought of engineering as a way to improve their daily lifestyle, and put a lot of time and effort into it. The…