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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Abacus
An abacus is denoted primarily a square tablet of any description, and was hence employed in the following significations: 1. A table, or side-board, chiefly used for the display of gold and silver cu... |
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Acanthus
"A genus of small herbaceous plants of southern Europe and Africa; they have spinosely toothed leaves, and they are sometimes cultivated for the sake of their beautiful foliage."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Acanthus Leaves
The Roman acanthus constitutes a type, rather than a particular form of leaf. As compared with the Greek type, it is less massive, less pointed, more minutely modeled. It suggests a larger, thinner, m... |
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Acanthus Leaves
Four types of acanthus leaves.... |
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Amphitheater
"Roman amphitheater at Pola, Dalmatia." -Breasted, 1914... |
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Amphitheater
The Roman amphitheater in Arles built in the Middle Ages.... |
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Amphitheatre, Roman
"Amphitheatre at Rome." — Goodrich, 1844... |
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Ampitheater
"The remains of Ampitheater of Arles, France. "-Whitney, 1902... |
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Ampitheater
"The remains of Ampitheater of Nimes, France. "-Whitney, 1902... |
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Antefixa
"Antefixa representing Minerva superintending the construction of the Ship Argo. Antefixa are terra-cottas, which exhibited various ornamental designs, and were used in architecture to cover the friez... |
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Antefixa
"The two imperfect antefixa, are amoung those found at Velletri, and described by Carloni. Antefixa are terra-cottas, which exhibited various ornamental designs, and were used in architecture to cover... |
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Appian Way Tombs
"A street of tombs outside Rome, on the Appian Way." -Breasted, 1914... |
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Appian Way, Construction
A famous road with many branches which connected Rome with Southern Italy... |
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Aqueduct
"Roman aqueduct near Nimes, in France."—Colby, 1899... |
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Aqueduct
"A conduit for conveying water more particularly applied to structures for conveying water from distant sources for the supply of large cities." — Williams, 1889... |
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Aqueduct, Roman
A Roman aqudect.... |
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Aqueduct, Roman
"Part of a Roman Aqueduct. Aqueducts form one of the most characteristic features of Roman architecture. Although these simple successions of gigantic arches, which stretch for miles, have no pretensi... |
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Aqueducts, ruined
"The ruined aqueducts in the Campagna." — Young, 1901... |
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Ara Coeli, Ambo in the
"Ambo in the Ara Coeli." — Young, 1901... |
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Arcade with Engaged Columns, Roman
An arcade is a passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches or vaults supported by columns. An engaged column is a column embedded in a wall and partly projecting from the surface of the ... |
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Arch of Constantine
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill.... |
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Arch of Titus
Arch of Titus (Rome)... |
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Arches
"Arches of S. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna." — Encyclopediia Britannica, 1910... |
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Arles, The Amphitheater of
The amphitheater of Arles is a roman amphitheater in the southern French town of Arles. It is still in use today. ... |
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Attic Base in the Temple of Minerva Polias
The so-called Attic base is the form which most frequently occurs; and consists of two tori separated by a cavetto, the whole having a plinth as basis; the upper torus being less high and projecting t... |