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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Columns, Semi-
"Semi-columns (Roman). Engaged columns of the Maison Carrée, Nîmes, France." -Whitney, 1911... |
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Composite Order
Arch of Titus.... |
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Constantine, arch of
"This arch is the most modern and the best preseved of all the buildings which remain of the Imperial period. Probably it owes its preservation to the Christianity of its hero." — Young, 1901... |
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Constantine, arch of
"The vast Arch of Constantine owes much of its interest to its sculptures having been borrowed from a Trajan monument of earlier date." —D'Anvers, 1895... |
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Constantinople
Monuments in Constantinople by Greeks, Romans, and Turks.... |
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Corinthian Base
Enriched Corinthian base from the Temple of Concord.... |
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Corinthian Base
Enriched Corinthian base in the Baptistery of Constantine.... |
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Corinthian Capital
Corinthian capital from the Temple of Mars, Ultor.... |
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Corinthian Column
A Roman Corinthian Column.... |
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Corinthian Column
A Roman Corinthian Column.... |
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Corinthian Frame
The frame-work of Corinthian style of the Temple of Jupiter at Rome.... |
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Corinthian Order
Corinthian Order, common amonth the Romans.... |
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Corinthian Order
Temple of Castor and Pollux.... |
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Corinthian Order
Greco-Roman Corinthian order of Temple of Vesta.... |
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Cosmedin
"S.M. in Cosmedin." — Young, 1901... |
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Cyma Recta
A roman moulding, called a Cyma Recta. It is a moulding of double curvature and two fillets. The curve is composed of quarter-circles; the upper or concave portion of the has its center witho... |
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Cyma Reversa
A roman moulding, called a Cyma Reversa. This like the cyma recta, is composed of two quarter circles and an upper and lower fillet. It is distinguished from the former by having its convex p... |
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Diocletian's Palace, Entrance Facade
"Fragment of the Entrance-Façade of the Palace of Diocletian at Spalatro. The tendency of the period of decadence is particularly illustrated by the introduction of small shafts resting on brac... |
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Dome of St. Peter's
"The Dome of St. Peter's from the Janiculan." — Young, 1901... |
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Domus
Atrium of the House of Ceres at Pompeii.... |
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Doric Order
Themoe of Diocletian.... |
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Emissarium
"An artificial channel formed to carry off any stagnany body of water, like the sluices in modern use. Some works of this kind are among the most remarkable efforts of Roman ingenuity. That through w... |
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Engraving, Roman
A ornate Roman engraving.... |
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Entablature, Corinthian (From the Nerva at Rome)
Simple styles, such as the Doric, which accorded so intimately with the whole disposition of the Grecian temple, and the Ionic, were but rarely used; whilst, on the other hand, the Corinthian order wa... |
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Etruscan Arch at Perugia
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... |