7 Architectural Feats of Rome

Question 1

Circus Maxus (7)

Answer 1

• 1/3 mi long
• arena for fights, chariot racing
• 350,000 people could fit
• replaced in 100 b.c. with stone and marble

Question 2

Trajan’s Forum (6)

Answer 2

• central area in Rome
• marketplace, library, law court
• Trajan’s markets (1st shopping mall)
  - 5 floor’s
  - fine silks, jewelry, everyday goods

Question 3

system of aqueducts (5)

Answer 3

• fresh water from springs outside Rome]
• 260 mi long
• Roman arch is constructed
  
  • limit height to 7 ft
  • can make other tiers of these stacked up

Question 4

health spa (4)

Answer 4

• everyone could use it
• covered over 11,000 yds
• caused inflammation and unemployment due to cost
• underground heating by fireplaces

Question 5

Roman roads (3)

Answer 5

• 180,000 miles
• agrowma (item used to keep roads straight and shows right angles)
• durable

Question 6

Pantheon (2)

Answer 6

• temple to gods
• dome 150 ft. across
• circular opening 30 ft across in dome (oculus)
  
  • opening to heavens
• bronze doors
• room half the size of a football field
• dome is thick to prevent from collapsing
  - bottom built in walls
  - weight’s lighter the farther up
  - bronze coat over cement

Question 7

Colosseum (1)

Answer 7

• arena
• 76 entrances and spectator seating
• braced by arches and vaults
• executions of beasts, who are tortured, women, and children
• labyrinth below for transportation of bodies
• animal cages