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Roman Spatial Practices Republican period in Rome: 509-27 B.C.

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Roman Spatial Practices Republican period in Rome: 509-27 B.C. Two major periods of Roman history. Republican period: 509-27 B.C. Imperial period: 27 B.C. – A.D. 476 . Citizen Aulus Mettelus. Emperor Augustus. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Roman Spatial PracticesRepublican period in Rome: 509-27 B.C.

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Republican period: 509-27 B.C. Imperial period: 27 B.C. – A.D. 476

Emperor Augustus

Two major periods of Roman history

Citizen Aulus Mettelus

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Etruscan temple

Etruscan city gate

Major Italic peoples and others on the Italian peninsula in the 6th century B.C.

Latins soon to be the Romans

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I. Roman Spatial Dominion: shaping space to encourage consensus

Roman republic: consensus building

Greek democracy: individualism

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The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy, 1st cen. BC

I.

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I. The Forum in Rome (an unplanned city)

The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy, 1st cen. BC

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I. A. Why was the Roman Forum located where it is?

Roman Forum Capitoline Hill with the major Temple

Palatine Hill

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The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy, 1st cen. BC (Republican era)

I. B. Find the typical buildings on the republican Roman Forum in Rome

Capitoline: Temple of Capitoline Jupiter

Basilica Julia Basilica AemiliaComitium and Senate house

Temple of Castor and

Pollux

Temple of the Vestal Virgins

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The Roman Forum in Rome

I. B. Find the typical buildings on the republican Roman Forum in Rome

Republic - 1st cen. BC Empire - 1st cen. AD

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I. B.

Roman Forum in Rome (Republican with early Imperial additions)

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Roman Forum in Rome (Republican) Forum in Pompeii (Republican)

II. C. In spite of the fact that Rome was an unplanned city, what Roman planning principles are present in the space of the Roman Forum?

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II. Roman Urbanism: Shaping space to foster consensus in a Roman planned city

Timgad, Algeria, 1st cen A.D.

founded by emperor Trajan, pop. 10,000-15,000

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II.

Roman “Thaumgadi”

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Florentia, Italy (republican period)

II.

Timgad, Algeria (imperial period)

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II. A. How do the following characteristics demonstrate Roman interest in spatial hierarchy and controlled space?

Roman Timgad, AlgeriaGreek Priene, Turkey (Hippodamian plan)

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II. A. 1. City walls and orientation?

Roman Timgad, AlgeriaGreek Priene, Turkey (Hippodamian plan)

✔ Roman: clear quadrangular periphery set off from the surrounding landscape(Shaping space to foster consensus)

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I. A. 1.

Timgad, Algeria

✔ Roman: monumental gates in the original city walls mark the ends of the major avenues

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I. A. 2. Major axes (cardo and decumanus)

Timgad, Algeria

(Shaping space to foster consensus)

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I. A. 2.

Timgad, Algeria Roman Palmyra, Syria

(Shaping space to foster consensus) ✔ core circuitry of cities ✔ the ordinary within monumentality

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Timgad, AlergiaOlynthos, Greece

I. A. 3. Location of the forum in the city plan and its spatial integrity/isolation within the city.

agora

forum

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The Forum in Timgad, Algeria

I. A. 1.

✔ Crystallization of spatial units within distinct borders

(Shaping space to foster consensus)