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Read Works: The Influence of the Arch
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the Roman arch and its influence on architecture. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Colosseum
This resource details the neo-classical engraving of the "Colosseum" by an unkown italian artist of the 19th century, with a description and images of the engraving.
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School History: Roman Roads [Pdf]
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-page worksheet on Roman roads in England.
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The Romans: Art, Architecture, & Building
The main Roman innovations in sculpture were in portraiture and in the recording of actual events in low relief.
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Victor Valley College: Notes on Rome: The Roman World 509 b.c. To a.d. 180
A history of the beginnings of the Ancient Roman civilization-- touches on the Greek (Hellenistic) influences in forming the civilization.
Curated OER
Roman Villa and Mosaics
Three pages of photos of an early Roman villa with decorative floor, wall, and bath mosaics.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Learning to Read Rome's Ruins
Ibiblio offers a short account on how Renaissance scholars began to explore the ancient Roman ruins and reconstruct the Roman architectural achievements.
Purdue University
Purdue University: Roman Basilicas
This site from the Purdue University describes the architecture of basilicas, which were necessary parts of a Roman marketplace where citizens would meet, law courts would adjourn, and merchants would exchange. Includes artist's ideas of...
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Cupola Galleries: Classical Architecture Gallery
Displays photographs of famous architecture from ancient Rome. Includes shots of the Pantheon, the Colosseum, and ruins of the Roman Forum.
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Hierapolis Theater
This page has a full color photo of the Ancient Roman Theater at Hierapolis in Turkey.
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Leo Mastuda Architectonic Research: Ancient Rome
Pictures of the Nimes Amphitheatre, with links to other images of Roman architecture.
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Lmu: The Roman Forum & Arch of T Itus
A lengthy site from Loyola Marymount University with many pictures but only brief descriptions to accompany them. Includes details of inscriptions from several buildings and arches.
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Leo Masuda Architectonic Office: Roman Architecture
The Leo Masuda Architectonic Office provides a history of Roman architecture. Select a specific building for a general description of its architecture.
University at Buffalo
University of Buffalo: Nimes Amphitheater
A click-through photographic gallery of the Nimes Amphitheatre, with additional images of other Nimes structures from Roman times. Use the forward arrow to advance through a series of pictures to view the amphitheatre's exterior and...
University at Buffalo
University of Buffalo: Arles Amphitheater
A beautiful photo of the amphitheater, with links to six more from different angles, and five of the theater.
City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Roman Amphitheaters
A short history of the Roman amphitheater, the most famous being the Colosseum located in Rome itself. These structures were used for public games such as gladiator contests.
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Terme Di Caracalla
Though this site is in Italian, it provides a 3d image that enables you to look around the baths of Caracalla. You need Quicktime VR in order to view the image.
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Canon 3 D Paper Craft Buildings: Colosseum
Intricately detailed paper-folding activity that provides templates and instructions for building a three-dimensional paper model of the Colosseum. Instructions require download.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Pantheon
Slideshow of images of the Pantheon in Rome accompanied by narration from two art historians discussing its construction, design, and history. [8 mins, 6 secs]
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: The Colosseum
A detailed history of the Colosseum in Rome with a focus on the religious history (Christianity). Gives information about the games, and the many saints that are connected to the building. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia," is...
Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeology: Trajan's Glorious Forum
This is a labeled diagram of "Trajan's Glorious Forum."
Boston College
Digital Archive of Architecture: Roman Architecture
7 pictures of famous Roman architecture in France. No supporting information is included.
University at Buffalo
Suny: University at Buffalo: Pictures of Circus Maximus
University at Buffalo offers 6 pictures of the way Circus Maximus appears now. No other information goes along with the pictures, but a good way to help you imagine how the Roman stadium appeared.
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A Perspective of the Ancient Romans
Explore this website created by a primary school. The site focuses on the Romans. There is a town tour, military news, important events and more.