roman architecture

Classical architecture includes structures inspired by the Greeks and Romans. This book showcases remarkable ancient buildings-from temples and churches to houses and palaces-and the architects who built them! A table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, design activity, and sidebars are included in this title.

Text and illustrations introduce fluent readers to the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, discussing its history, location, uses, and architecture.

Readers learn about the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, an amphitheater built to stage events for the public, including gladiator fights and animal hunts.

Presents the first in a two volume illustrated set that provides an archaeological survey of the city of Rome from prehistory to the early medieval period, focusing on the city's topography, political-administrative divisions, trade and economic production, and more.

Examines the place of Roman architecture in the history of the last fifteen hundred years of architecture.

Historians, archaeologists, engineers, and stonemasons study the construction of two architectural wonders--the Colosseum in Rome and England's Stonehenge--and test their theories about how they were built by attempting to replicate them with traditional tools.

Traces the dramatic history of the Roman Empire, paying particular attention to its rise and fall and its lasting social, cultural, military, and political influence.

Wide-ranging analysis of Roman art, describing the architecture and town planning, the sculpture and painting, the silverware, glass, pottery and other successful artistic achievements of the era. Presents a coherent picture of an extraordinarily wide range of Roman artistic achievement.

Two thousand years ago, Rome was the center of the civilized world and the most powerful city-state in existence. Today's world has been largely influenced by ancient Rome as well: Democratic governments, modern literature and films, architecture and even professional football owe something of a debt to the ancient Romans.

Describes the construction of the aqueducts, bridges, baths, and the Pantheon which reflect the Roman way of life and the technological inventiveness of the architects of ancient Rome.