HISTORY OF
ART AND
ARCHITECTURE
ROME
LECTURE 5
,Rome is known fundamentally as an urban civilization
,ORIGINS OF ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
▪Elements of Roman architecture show very significant
Greek influence.
▪However, Roman functional needs sometimes differed,
resulting in interesting innovations.
▪The Romans were less attached to “ideal” forms and
extended Greek ideas to make them more functional
, Greek technology
POST & LINTEL
CONSTRUCTION
ART AND
ARCHITECTURE
ROME
LECTURE 5
,Rome is known fundamentally as an urban civilization
,ORIGINS OF ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
▪Elements of Roman architecture show very significant
Greek influence.
▪However, Roman functional needs sometimes differed,
resulting in interesting innovations.
▪The Romans were less attached to “ideal” forms and
extended Greek ideas to make them more functional
, Greek technology
POST & LINTEL
CONSTRUCTION
