The Roman Empire 1.

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The monumental and technically highly sophisticated architecture of the Roman Empire, which can be found for example in the Forum Romanum, the baths and the aqueducts, continues to fascinate all who set eyes on it. This volume traces the development of Roman architecture throughout Italy, Gaul, Spain, the Rhineland and North .Africa from 800 B.C. to A.D. 330. From the Etruscans to Republican Rome and the eventual fall of the Roman Empire, this publication takes e reader on a vivid journey to Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Nero's Domus rea in Rome and the lost cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Roman architecture is widely regarded as one of the greatest architectural achievements in human history. From the age ofthe Etruscans and Republican Rome to the fall of the Empire and the great migration of peoples, the Romans produced numerous buildings of seminal importance. Early examples of Etruscan and Villanovan culture were built even before the legendary founding of Rome in 753 B.C.... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The monumental and technically highly sophisticated architecture of the Roman Empire, which can be found for example in the Forum Romanum, the baths and the aqueducts, continues to fascinate all who set eyes on it. This volume traces the development of Roman architecture throughout Italy, Gaul, Spain, the Rhineland and North .Africa from 800 B.C. to A.D. 330. From the Etruscans to Republican Rome and the eventual fall of the Roman Empire, this publication takes e reader on a vivid journey to Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Nero's Domus rea in Rome and the lost cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Roman architecture is widely regarded as one of the greatest architectural achievements in human history. From the age ofthe Etruscans and Republican Rome to the fall of the Empire and the great migration of peoples, the Romans produced numerous buildings of seminal importance. Early examples of Etruscan and Villanovan culture were built even before the legendary founding of Rome in 753 B.C. Over a period of more than 1000 years, Rome's master builders revolutionized all previously known structural techniques and created the temples, baths, palaces and aqueducts that have survived the passage of time right down to the present day. This volume does more than document the architectural history of this astonishing development. It not only describes the individual buildings, but also offers an interpretation of Roman civilization. With more than 250 color illustrations, computer-aided reconstructions of Roman interiors, plans of famous buildings and clear chronological tables that place architectural developments within the context of historical events, this publication makes a fascinating and highly readable contribution towards a more profound understanding of Roman architecture. Vissza