The Pantheon One of the more inspiring and brilliantly conceived and constructed dome structures in the world is the Pantheon of Rome. This example imposes a magnificent strength of ingenuity and dominance over their surrounding landscape‚ and the Pantheon deserves to be researched and admired for its architecturally innovative and bold design of its time. The building was accommodated with serious technical impediments that required a thorough and scrutinizing attention to detail in order to
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The five good emperors were Nerva (96-98)‚ Trajan (98-117)‚ Hadrian (117-138)‚ Antoninus Plus (138-161)‚ and Marcus Aurelius (161-180). They followed the pattern of Julius Caesar and Augustus‚ which was on not breaking new ground. All these emperors were experienced generals and members of the senate‚ so Rome was provided with a stable series of well-trained political and military leaders that was for almost a century. During Nerva’s short reign‚ he forbade the practice of delation‚ he recalled
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Name Professor Class Date History Ancient architecture and archaeology can be used to explore the idea of community and the lives of ancient peoples. In conceptualizing an ancient community‚ scholars are able to follow the trends that occurred in that society. Community and social units explain how the people in the area of Aphrodisias. By investigating this site at Aphrodisias‚ the buildings reveal that it was Roman and that the people lived there since ancient times and possibly even since
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citizens of Rome. Finally in 125 AD‚ a Roman emperor named Hadrian agreed to remodeled the temple that reflects the symmetry and beauty of the Roman Empire. When Hadrian was remodeling the temple he was once said that his intentions of building the Pantheon is to continue to have the same representation as “All Gods should reproduce the likeness of the terrestrial globe and of the stellar sphere” (Parker). Meanwhile‚ mysteries are shown Hadrian recreated this architecture to have a symbolic significance
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age of rebirth and enlightenment. The people of Londinium developed courts‚ marketplaces‚ cathedrals‚ town halls‚ and a palace (History Channel‚ n.d.). In 122 CE‚ Londinium was developing rapidly. In this same year‚ the Emperor Hadrian made a visit. Emperor Hadrian was the Roman emperor from the years 117 to
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seemed to vanish from record (historical and archaeological) in AD 108. “Modern scholars can be credited with developing the story that this legion was destroyed and then ignominiously forgotten‚ likely sometime during either the reign of Trajan or Hadrian.” Whether defeated‚ disappeared‚ or complete annihilation of Rome’s Ninth Legion stationed in Britain the military would not leave it to ruin. A station that has been defeated would gather up their skirts and retaliate; they would not let a legion’s
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The pediment‚ which is now blank‚ used to be decorated with a relief sculpture made out of bronze. There are also drill holes in the pediment‚ which suggest that a crest or symbol of some sort was attached on to it. Inside the Pantheon is a dome that has a perfect spherical shape. In the centre of this dome is an opening with a symmetrical circular shape known as the ‘oculus’‚ which is sometimes also referred to as “Great Eye”. Reasons why these features of architecture were chosen: The meaning
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while under Domitian’s successor‚ Nerva‚ who was unpopular with the army and needed to do something to gain their support. He accomplished this by naming Trajan as his adoptive son and successor in 97 AD. According to the Augustan History‚ it was Hadrian who brought word to Trajan of his adoption. When Nerva died on January 27‚ 98 AD‚ the respected Trajan succeeded him without question. He is known for carrying out the Roman Empire’s greatest territorial extent through his conquests in
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achieved quite the successful career prior to his Emperorship‚ working under his later adoptive father‚ Hadrian‚ as a proconsul of Asia that helped shaped his views and priorities- frankly‚ at that point he could have retired‚ living on as a respected and wealthy man- but when Hadrian’s heir died‚ Pius was offered (and adopted into) the tribunician power. A few months afterwards‚ on Hadrian ’s death‚ he was welcomed to the throne by the Roman people‚ who were not only familiar to his work‚ but
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understanding and interpreting art. The Pantheon was built between 118-125 AD in ancient Rome as a temple to the seven gods of the seven planets. It was first built by Emperor Agrippa‚ but was destroyed in a giant fire in 80 AD. Later‚ Emperor Hadrian‚ who had a strong interest in Greek culture‚ began to design a new Pantheon‚ one which was reminiscent of Greek temples. It was built in the
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