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

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.

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

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

  2. 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

  3. Major Italic peoples and others on the Italian peninsula in the 6th century B.C. Etruscan city gate Latins soon to be the Romans Etruscan temple

  4. I. Roman Spatial Dominion: shaping space to encourage consensus Roman republic: consensus building Greek democracy: individualism

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

  6. I. The Forum in Rome (an unplanned city) The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy, 1st cen. BC

  7. I. A. Why was the Roman Forum located where it is? Capitoline Hill with the major Temple Roman Forum Palatine Hill

  8. I. B. Find the typical buildings on the republican Roman Forum in Rome The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy, 1st cen. BC (Republican era) Capitoline: Temple of Capitoline Jupiter Basilica Julia Comitium and Senate house Basilica Aemilia Temple of Castor and Pollux Temple of the Vestal Virgins

  9. I. B. Find the typical buildings on the republican Roman Forum in Rome The Roman Forumin Rome Republic - 1st cen. BC Empire - 1st cen. AD

  10. I. B. Roman Forum in Rome (Republican with early Imperial additions)

  11. 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? Forum in Pompeii (Republican) Roman Forum in Rome (Republican)

  12. II. Roman Urbanism: Shaping space to foster consensus in a Roman planned city Timgad, Algeria, 1stcen A.D. founded by emperor Trajan, pop. 10,000-15,000

  13. II. Roman “Thaumgadi”

  14. II. Florentia, Italy (republican period) Timgad, Algeria (imperial period)

  15. II. A. How do the following characteristics demonstrate Roman interest in spatial hierarchy and controlled space? Greek Priene, Turkey (Hippodamian plan) Roman Timgad, Algeria

  16. II. A. 1. City walls and orientation? Greek Priene, Turkey (Hippodamian plan) Roman Timgad, Algeria ✔ Roman: clear quadrangular periphery set off from the surrounding landscape (Shaping space to foster consensus)

  17. I. A. 1. Timgad, Algeria ✔ Roman: monumental gates in the original city walls mark the ends of the major avenues

  18. I. A. 2. Major axes (cardo and decumanus) (Shaping space to foster consensus) Timgad, Algeria

  19. I. A. 2. Timgad, Algeria Roman Palmyra, Syria (Shaping space to foster consensus) ✔ core circuitry of cities ✔ the ordinary within monumentality

  20. I. A. 3. Location of the forum in the city plan and its spatial integrity/isolation within the city. Olynthos, Greece Timgad, Alergia forum agora

  21. I. A. 1. The Forum in Timgad, Algeria ✔ Crystallization of spatial units within distinct borders (Shaping space to foster consensus)

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