ROMAN History

The Colosseum!!

        The Colosseum is a giant arena where Roman citizens came together to have a good time and get away from the days struggles. The Colosseum is sixteen stories tall (144FT.)  and can hold a capacity of fifty thousand people. The walls of the arena are believed to be covered in marble and plaster. The inside of the Colosseum thee walls were covered in Niches and copies of Greek statues. On rainy days it took one thousand men to drape a tarp across the roof of the arena. The tarp is a type of canvas called Velariam. It took a span of three Emperors to build the Colosseum. The emperors were Vespian, Domitian, and Titus. Also the Romans would sacrifice Christians to animals.

 Pantheon!!

       The purpose of the Pantheon was to worship all of the Roman gods. Pan=ALL and Theon=GODS. The pantheon walls were 20 feet thick so it could supports the churches giant dome. The church had coffered ceilings, that means the ceiling were in boxed shapes. At the top of the ceiling their is a oculus which means eye, if it was raining out water would fall into the Pantheon and it would flow out of their irrigation system. Also the ceiling and dome were covered in gold.

   

Art History

This is Venus of Willendorf. She is a Fertility that young woman used to carry around with them. The sculpture is 4 3/8  inches. the sculpture was made from limestone.

 

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Here is a picture of Serpent Mound. It is  in Ohio. People believe it is a burial site and religious ceremonial  place. The mounds are 3' high and1348' long.

Art History

Here is a picture of the Lascaux Caves in France. This cave was believed to be made in 15,000 B.C. The way the drew the animals like spray paint. They mixed colors and crushed bone together then used a straw and sprayed it on the walls.

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Here is Stonehenge. Stonehenge is in England; many people believe it was used for religious sacrifice. The way the walls were put up was by post&lintel.

HERRO

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