Art+&+Architecture

Bryce Sobotka and Austin Santoro

=**ROME'S ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE**=

====Rome had a lot of diverse architecture. The influences of it include mainly Greek and Phoenician. They used the arch frequently which helped make their structures much stronger. This also helped with their massive aqueduct system. The Romans were some of the greatest architects of all time. This is shown in their massive works that they have left on this Earth. These still have a large impact today.They created everything from the Pantheon to the Aqueducts.==== =Aqueducts=

==== The Roman aqueducts were very large. They built them to serve any large city or town or business that needed a supply of water flowing to them. Rome had the largest network of all the aqueducts. The First Roman aqueduct ever made was the "Adua Appia" which was made in 312 B.C. They also built many "Leats" which were underground tubes that would channel the water to a certain destination. There are about 500 miles of aqueducts that were built by the Romans. Only 29 are suspended in the air though. Most of the aqueducts were built underground.====

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=The Colosseum =

====Rome's most famous piece of architecture is the Colosseum. This was a giant structure made for the games. Originally the Colosseum was called the Amphitheatrum Flavium. The name is derived of the Flavian Dynasties name. It was the largest game structure ever built throughout the whole Roman empire and continues to be a well known symbol of their great architecture. This is one of the only standing Colosseums today. It is basically the only one that is known. This was one of the Roman's greatest feats of architecture that they made and is one of the very well known symbols of Rome and the world. ====

==== The Colosseum was first built from 70 to 80 A.D. It was built for the Emperor named Vespasian. There were many uses for the Colosseum. These include gladiator battles, mock navel war, animal hunts, executions, reenacted battles, and drama plays. The image below is of the massive interior of the Colosseum. It rang 80 arches around and arches tall. ====

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=The Hypocaust=

====The hypocaust was the Roman's version of house heating. How they did this was by making a grid underneath the house which would support the visible floor. Underneath the floor though, they would blow hot air through the grid which would heat the house. This was mainly used in public baths like the picture below. This was a very impacting invention because of the concept of being able to create artificial heat. This had not been really thought over prior to the time of the Romans. This is one of their less known yet wonderful ideas that they came up with.====

=Pantheon=

====The Pantheon is a wonderful structure that is still standing today. It became a Catholic church in the seventh century. The word "Pantheon" means pan- everything and theon- divine. This means that it was a structure dedicated to all of the Roman Gods. It was also a tribute to the Earth because with the dimensions of the dome, you could fit a scaled down model of the Earth perfectly inside. Inside the original, there were multiple statues of the Gods, but these were taken out due to the orders of the Pope. The Pantheon also has an oculus which is a hole in the peak of the dome. The Pantheon is home to multiple tombs among which is the great artist Raphael. The original Pantheon was destroyed in the great fire of Rome and then rebuilt. ====

=Roman Artwork=

====Roman artwork consisted of many different kinds of art, but these mainly included sculptures and paintings. The Romans liked to make very realistic artwork. They thought of it as a sign of character to have an artist include every minute detail, however unattractive. This led to every sculpture being very accurate. Gods and Goddesses were the only beings that were carved perfectly. They were common subjects of these sculptures. Roman paintings were also common. The most usual subjects for these were still lifes, everyday scenes, animals, and some religion. Even with all of these different types of art, the styles were still very similar and very realistic.====



=Roman Music=

====When it comes to music, the Romans were very proficient. Using"modern" instruments such as the organ and the drum and ancient instruments such as the Lute and the Lyre, music was often performed at religious ceremonies, public events and music festivals.==== media type="youtube" key="uJLXyBzMci0" height="195" width="240"media type="youtube" key="viVLQtfOUPc" height="195" width="240"media type="youtube" key="Y7Gp_1AJRsg" height="195" width="240" media type="youtube" key="p741m3qHRS8" height="195" width="240"media type="youtube" key="EBLXC1Ue52I" height="195" width="240" Bryce Sobotka's Brochure