Clipart illustrations of ancient Roman architecture. Roman architecture adopted many styles from the Greek, and is most noted for their expert implementation and frequent use of the arch and dome.
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Capitolium
"A small temple, supposed to have been build by Numa, and dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva, situated on the Esquiline. It was a small and humble structure suited to the simplicity of the age in... |
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Caracalla Baths
Tepidarium at the Baths of Caracalla.... |
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Caracalla Baths
The ground plan of the baths of Caracalla. The Baths of Caracalla were Roman public baths, or thermae, built in Rome between AD 212 and 216, during the reign of the Emperor Caracalla.... |
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Caracalla, Baths of
"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla was eldest son of the Emperor Severus, born in Lyons, A.D. 188. On the death of his father he succeeded to the throne with his brother, Antoninus Geta, whom he spe... |
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Caracalla, Ruins of the Baths of
The ruins of the baths of Caracalla were roman public baths built in Rome, Italy between AD 212 and 216, during the reign of the emperor Caracalla. At the time the baths included marble seats for bath... |
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Caracalla, Ruins of the Baths of
The ruins of the baths of Caracalla were roman public baths built in Rome, Italy between AD 212 and 216, during the reign of the emperor Caracalla. At the time the baths included marble seats for bath... |
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Cardo
A hinge or pivot. The first figure, in the annexed woodcut, is designed to show the general form of a door, as we find it with a pivot at the top and bottom in ancient remains of stone, marble, wood, ... |
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Cavetto
A roman moulding, called a Cavetto. It consists of a quarter circle with a sunk fillet below. By referring to the figure it will be seen that it is exactly the reverse of the ovolo. The ce... |
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Ceiling Panel
Typical Roman ceiling panel.... |
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Ceiling Panels, Roman
A coffer in architecture, is a sunken panel in the shape of a square, rectangle, or octagon in a ceiling, soffit or vault. A series of these sunken panels were used as decoration for a ceiling or a va... |
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Chancel, Unrestored
"Chancel" is an architectural term for the space around the altar at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse. As well as the altar, the chancel ... |
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Circus
"Ground Plan of the Circus."... |
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Circus
"Spina of the Circus, from an ancient bas relief." — Smith, 1873... |
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Cloaca
"A sewer, a drain. Rome was intersected by numerous sewers, some of which were of an immense size: the most celebrated of them was the cloaca maxima, the construction of which is ascribed to Tarquiniu... |
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Cloaca Maxima at Rome
In these Etruscan buildings traces are to be found of the arch; as, for instance, in the Gate of Volterra and other gates at Perugia; so also in the Cloacæ at Rome, of which the Cloaca Maxima is... |
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Coliseum Facade
The details of the reconstructed facade of the Coliseum at Rome.... |
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Colosseum
The Colosseum is an immense amphitheater built at Rome by Flavius Vespasian, AD 72.... |
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Colosseum
"The vast Flavian amphitheater at Rome now called the Colosseum." -Breasted, 1914... |
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Colosseum
An illustration of the Roman Colosseum.... |
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Colosseum, Ground Plan
"Ground Plan of the Colosseum at Rome, with representation of the Tiers of Seats, and of the Substructure. The shape of the amphitheatre was borrowed from that of the theatre. Since no stage was neces... |
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Colosseum, Half Plan
The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of R... |
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Colosseum, Roman
This Roman Colosseum is located in Rome, Italy. It is the largest elliptical amphitheater that was built during the Roman Empire. Its construction was completed in 80 A.D. during the rule of Emperor T... |
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Column, Trajan's
The Trajan's column is a monument in honor of Emperor Trajan located in Rome, Italy. The column is a continuous bas-relief design (raised art) that winds up around the capital from the base to the top... |
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Columns of Domitian
"The columns of cipollino, which belonged to the Palace of Domitian." — Young, 1901... |
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Columns of Temple of Castor
"Columns of Temple of Castor, Temple of Augustus, and Palatine Hill." — Young, 1901... |