ROMAN EMPIRE

MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE

• Building that has been around for a while and is famous for something.

CONTENT

• The colosseum is an elliptical amphitheater in the centre of Rome, Italy
• The arena of Nimes where annual bullfights were held
• Factors such as wealth and high population densities in cities forced the ancient Romans to discover new architectural solutions of their own.
• They were built to hold events and some we're used to worship god.

MOST MEMORABLE

• The most famous building would be the colosseum
• It was built to provide entertainment to the citizens of Rome.
• The colosseum was built in 70 AD.
• The building's core is constructed of brick and a relatively soft, porous rock called tufa
• The exterior is clothed in travertine marble, a brilliant white stone

CLOSING

• I think it's to show power and wealth because it's been around so long.
• Also because it shows how smart they were because they built things without technology.