Roman architecture

Model of ancient Rome

Timeline:

April 21, 753 BC: legendary foundation of Rome

753-509 BC: Monarchy (Etruscan kings)

509-27 BC: Republic(up to Julius Caesar)

27 BC-96 CE: Early Empire(Augustus and Flavian dynasty)

96-192 CE: High Empire(Trajan, Hadrian & Antonine dynasty)

193-337 CE: Late Empire(Severan dynasty and soldier emperors up to Constantine I)

Rome, Temple of Portunus, ca. 75 BCE,pseudo-peripteral

Model of a typical 6th-century BC Etruscan house

Rome, Temple of Portunus, ca. 75 BCPseudo-peripteral

Athens, Parthenon, 5th cent. BC

Pont-du-Gard, Nimes, Fance, ca. 16 BCAquaduct

Rome, Colosseum amphitheater ca. 70-80 CE

Rome, Colosseum amphitheater ca. 70-80 CE

Rome, Colosseum amphitheater ca. 70-80 CE

Model of ancient Rome

Rome, Forum of Trajan, 112 CE

Rome, Column of Trajan at the Forum of Trajan, 112 CE

Apollodorus of Damascus, Markets of Trajan, Rome, ca. 100 CE

Rome, Pantheon, 118-125 CE

Rome, Pantheon, 118-125 CE

Rome, Pantheon, 118-125 CE

Rome, Pantheon, 118-125 CE

Coffers (sunken decorative panels) in the Pantheon ceiling

Rome, Baths of Caracalla, 212-216 CE

Frigidarium, Baths of Diocletian, Rome, ca. 300 CEToday the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli (remodeled by Michelangelo, 16th cent.)