Urbs: Civic Life in Ancient Rome Flashcards
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Urbs
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The urban and architectural fabric of the city
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Castramentation
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City planning based on the elements of a Roman military camp
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Cardo
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North-South Axis
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Decumanus
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East-West axis
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- Clear sense of axiality
- Each structure has designated function + purpose
- Embodiment of Vitruvian ideal
- Decumanus and Cardo intersect at the forum
- The crux of Roman civic life, the personification of its mores
- Civitas at the centre of Roman city planning
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The Temple of Vesta, Rome, 720 BC
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- Circular Corinthian temple
- Dedicated to Goddess of the hearth and the home
- Built by Aeneas according to legend
- At centre of Roman forum
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Markets of Trajan, Rome
Apollodorus of Damascus, 100 – 112 AD
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