Roman mythology

After the fall of Rome: The Ostrogoths The Visigoths The Franks The Vandals The Byzantines The Lombards, the Pope, and Islam Before the rise of Rome: Stone Age (to 3000 BC) Bronze Age (ca. 3000 BC-1000 BC) Etruscans (ca. 1000 BC-500 BC) Roman Republic: The early period (ca. 500 BC-300 BC) The Punic Wars (ca. 275 BC-146 BC) The Civil Wars (ca. 146 BC-30 BC) Roman Empire: The Julio-Claudians (30 BC-68 AD) The Flavians (69 AD-96 AD) The Five Good Emperors (96 AD-161 AD) The Severans (161 AD-235 AD) The Third Century Crisis Constantine and his family (312 AD-363 AD) The Theodosians (363 AD-450 AD) The Fall of Rome (476 AD) 1 2 3 4 I/ The Arch and the Dome The Roman uses of the arch and the uses of concrete and bricks facilitated the building of the many aqueducts throughout the empires, such as the magnificent Aqueducts of Segovia and the eleven aqueducts in Rome itself, such as Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus . The same idea produced numerous bridges, such as the still used bridge at Merida. The dome permitted construction of vaulted ceilings and provided large covered public space such as the public baths and basilicas . The Romans based much of their architecture on the dome , such as Hadrian's Pantheon in the city of Rome , the Bath s of Diocletian and the Bath of Caracalla. ROMAN BRIDGE AT CHAVES, PORTUGAL SEGOVIA AQUEDUCT BATHS OF DIOCLETIAN-ETIENNE DU PÉRAC MID 16TH CENTURY [...]... were carried to Rome in 155 by Diogenes of Babylon *The two best known Roman Stoic writers were Epictetus, a slave, and Marcus Aurelius, an Emperor *The Greeks followed stoicism before the Romans, but he Romans were a far more practical people than the Greeks, and more skilled at governing Stoicism became the strongest force in Roman life ... observer, ancient Roman developments in housing and public hygiene are impressive, especially given their day and age Clear examples are public and private baths and latrines, and under-floor heating in the form of the hypocaust double glazing (examples in Ostia Antica), and piped water(examples in Pompeii) RUINS OF THE HYPOCAUST UNDER THE FLOOR OF A ROMAN VILLA CALDARIUM FROM THE ROMAN BATHS AT BATH... buildings Roman architectures were sometimes determined to base on the requirements of Roman religion Some of the most impressive public buildings are the amphitheatres, over 220 being known and many of which are well preserved, such as that at Arles as well as the progenitor, the Colosseum in Rome ARLESARENA BRYCE CANYON AMPHITHEATER HOODOOS PANORAMA HOLLYWOOD BOWL AND SIGN PONT DU GARD, FRANCE, A ROMAN. .. lines of columns suspending flat architraves THE INTERIOR OF THE PANTHEON IN THE 18TH CENTURY, SHOWING THE CONCRETE DOME CAVE CANEM MOSAICS ('BEWARE OF THE DOG') WERE A POPULAR MOTIF FOR THE THRESHOLD OF ROMAN VILLAS List of buildings, features and types of buildings GOOD SHEPHERD FRESCO FROM THE CATACOMBS OF SAN CALLISTO A PROCESSION IN THE CATACOMB OF CALLISTUS MEDIEVAL CHURCH OF SAINT HONORATUS IN... Ancient Rome they believed in the philosophy of Stoicism The founder of Stoicism was a Greek named Zeno, who lived in Athens from 335 to 236 BC Zeno *Stoicism was the most influential philosophy in the Roman Empire during the period preceding the rise of Christianity *Stoicism believed that all people are manifestations of the one universal spirit and should live in brotherly love and readily help one... Ostia Antica), and piped water(examples in Pompeii) RUINS OF THE HYPOCAUST UNDER THE FLOOR OF A ROMAN VILLA CALDARIUM FROM THE ROMAN BATHS AT BATH ENGLAND PARTIALLY INTACT HYPOCAUST FLOOR AT BIGNOR ROMAN VILLA IV/ LIGHTHOUSES Many lighthouses were built around the Mediterranean and around the shores of their expanding empire, including the Tower of Hercules at A Coruna in northern Spain, a structure . RUINS OF THE HYPOCAUST UNDER THE FLOOR OF A ROMAN VILLA. CALDARIUM FROM THE ROMAN BATHS AT BATH ENGLAND. PARTIALLY INTACT HYPOCAUST FLOOR AT BIGNOR ROMAN VILLA. IV/ LIGHTHOUSES Many lighthouses. basilicas . The Romans based much of their architecture on the dome , such as Hadrian's Pantheon in the city of Rome , the Bath s of Diocletian and the Bath of Caracalla. ROMAN BRIDGE AT. DIOCLETIAN-ETIENNE DU PÉRAC MID 16TH CENTURY II/ Public buildings Roman architectures were sometimes determined to base on the requirements of Roman religion. Some of the most impressive public buildings