Roman empire

What is the purpose of monumental architecture?
To represent something big in their Empire and represent power and wealth in these different Empires. Every Empire has a different style of architecture!

colosseum

• Located East of the Roman Empire
• Commissioned around A.D. 70-72 by Titus
• Largest amphitheater in the Roman world
• Exterior 3 stories of arch entrances.
• Largest amphitheater in Roman World

most memorable part of the colosseum

• Its a freestanding structure made of stone & concert.
• exterior is three stories of arched entrances.
• total of 80 around the Colosseum, supported by semicircle colums.
• Each story had a different style of colums.
• The best is that it seats more than 50,000 spectators to watch the shows.

purpose of the colosseum

• The main purpose for this structure was violent gladiators fights
• It was a theater for the people to watch these events.
• Things watched: gladiator fights, combat, hunts, wild animal fights, etc.
• Men mainly fought for the gladiator fights.
• others that fought here were generally slaves, criminals & prisoners.

more purposes for the colosseum!

• To show the various of shows for entertainment.
• Creating a massive, breath-taking structure to convey their wealth & power.
• To seat 80,000 people, each with a unobstructed view, creating a diversion.
• Ensure the support and popularity for Emperor Vespasain and Titus.
• To convey the extent of Rome's conquest of different countries.

time line of the roman empire

• 753 B.C.- Rome was found!
• 509 B.C.- Rome became republic.
• 218 B.C.- hannibal leads the carthage army across the Alps to attack Rome
• 73 B.C- Spartacus leads the slaves in the uprising.
• 45 B.C- Julius Caesar is the first dictator of Rome.

continued of the time line

• 44 B.C.- The hope of bringing back the republic broke out into civil war.
• 27 B.C.- 1st roman Emperor, Caesar Agustus
• 64 A.D.- most of Rome burns
• 80 A.D.- The colosseum is built!

useful websites/citations

• history.com, staff. "colosseum." history.com. A E Network, n.d. Web. 21 Mar 2014. .
• "Kids History: Ancient Rome Timeline for Kids." Ducksters. Technological Solutions, Inc. (TSI), Mar. 2014. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. .