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  • What was a historical engraving?
    an engraving made to record historical events and and show how great the empire was
  • What was a fresco
    a type of painting found in the houses of wealthy romans
  • how tall was the colloseum?
    48 meters high, taller than the statue of liberty
  • where did the colloseum get its name?
    from sol, the sun god
  • What is the ara pacis?
    an alter in rome dedicated to pax romania
  • What was a circus?
    a building for chariot races
  • how was the velarium raised and lowered?
    via ropes attached to winches outside the colloseum
  • What was the ludus magnus?
    the largest gladiator school in rome, located near the colloseum
  • what was the sudatorium?
    the steamy room in a roman bath house
  • What was a Naumachia?
    A staged naval battle that took place in the colloseum
  • What was the hypogeum?
    The underground section of the colloseum where animals and gladiators stayed before the game
  • what was the coloseum originally called?
    the flavian ampitheatre
  • What was the temple of venus and roma?
    The largest temple in rome, dedicated to venus, the goddess of love, and roma, the godess of rome
  • What is the pantheon?
    a religious building made of brick and contrete, constructed by agrippa in 27 bce
  • How did animals and gladiators get from the hypogeum to the arena?
    via elevators operated by teams of workers
  • What was the frididarium?
    the cold room in a roman bath house
  • what is the meta sudans.
    a large fountain were gladiators would refresh and clean their wounds
  • Where did the romans get lots of inspiration from their architecture and art?
    the greeks.
  • How did art change from the republic to the empire period?
    art became more stylized and less realistic. desirable features were emphasized
  • how were the seats in the colloseum organized?
    the richest people sat closest to the arena and the poorest people sat furthest away. Emperors and magistrates got their own sections
  • What was the velarium?
    The retractable awning that could be deployed above the stands
  • What is an aqueduct?
    a large structure used to transport water over great distances
  • What is a caldarium?
    The hot bath in an ancient roman bath house
  • What is a basilica?
    A building used for trade and to administer justice
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