Roman Architecture Web quest

Directions: Please answer each of the following in complete sentences by using the web pages provided. PLEASE BRING A TYPED AND PRINTED COPY OF YOUR ANSWERS TO CLASS!

This chart contains all the web addresses to answer the questions.

Word Document of Questions, in case you want to type the answers directly.

Arch of Constantine

1. How did Constantine make this arch his own?

2. Why is the last picture controversial on this arch?

Arch of Titus                                                                                                        

3. What did this arch commemorate?

4. What is the difference between the Arch of Constantine and the Arch of Titus?

5. How would you know which Arch is which in Rome (besides location)?

Colosseum

6. What two emperors were involved in the construction of the Colosseum?

7. How many people could the Colosseum hold?

8. Why is there a cross that over looks the Colosseum?

Circus Maximus

9. What was the Circus Maximus? What was its size?

10. How many people could the Circus Maximus hold??

11. How was the Circus Maximus used for purposes other than entertainment?

12. How did Caligula use the Circus to “communicate” with the people?

13. How did people try and sway races? How could one gain an advantage to place a winning bet?

Hadrian’s Wall

14. Where is Hadrian’s Wall?

15. What was the purpose of Hadrian’s Wall?

16. How long was Hadrian’s Wall?

Roman Forum

17. What happened at the Forum?

18. What types of buildings were included in the Forum

Find the temple of Antoninous Faustina

19. Who was it built for?

20. What building are the 3 united columns featured in most of the present day pictures from?

Pantheon: Click on A Walk Around the Pantheon and check out the pictures as you “walk around” the Pantheon

21. Draw a basic picture of the shape of the Pantheon.

22. When you walk inside the Pantheon, what is unusual?

23. What is a portico and oculus (you will have to use your brain to figure this out there is no definition on the page)?

24. Go back to main page then click on the Questions and answers page

What are the 2 elements that made Roman concrete so unique and long lasting?

25. What happens to the water that comes through the oculus?

Aqueducts:

26. Were the Romans the only ones who had aqueducts? Who else had them?

27. What force moved the water in the aqueducts?

28. Some aqueducts were very high, how did the Romans deal with the problems of weight and instability for such high structures?

29. What was the water brought in from the aqueducts used for?

30. How was a Roman aqueduct named (2 distinctions)?

31. How much water did the Roman aqueducts bring in to the city by 226AD?

Roman Baths:

32. Why did Romans go to the baths?

33. How were “undesirables” kept out of some Roman baths?

34. What kinds of things did Roman do at the baths (besides bathing)?

35. What is the closest version of a Roman bath that we have today (sometimes in our backyard)?