We are all sons and daughters of the Roman civilization, the Roman triumph, the Roman vision. Its whole vast vocabulary--of art, music, literature, architecture, sculpture, and ideas--is woven into our very souls.
John Ruskin
Overlooking the Roman Forum.
The Arch of Septimius Severus
The Temple of Romulus, which is now a house of prayer. (Notice the cross on top.)
The Basilica of Constantine. Only 1/3 of this huge building remains.
Overlooking the Roman Forum.
The Arch of Septimius Severus
The Temple of Romulus, which is now a house of prayer. (Notice the cross on top.)
The Basilica of Constantine. Only 1/3 of this huge building remains.
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Seeing these pictures helps me understand the quote I have heard so many times: "the glory of Greece and the grandeur of Rome".
I just read this about the Basilica of Constantine:
"The soaring structure of the Basilica of Constantine (Basilica Nova or Basilica Maxentius) was begun by Maxentius in AD 306 and completed by Constantine sometime after AD 313. Much like the great imperial baths, the basilica consisted of a central nave spanned by cross vaults with the side aisles divided by wide arches supported on massive piers. It was in the semicircular aspe at the west end of the nave that fragments of the colossal statue of Constantine were found. One of the great architectural achievements of classical antiquity, only the north aisle of the basilica probably survived an earthquake in AD 847."
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