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The Pantheon

The Pantheon. Thomas Ellston. Picture from: http ://www.visitingdc.com/rome/pantheon-picture.asp. Pantheon Backround. Built between 118-125 A.D Marcus Agrippa’s pantheon burnt in 80 A.D Emperor Hadrian replaced it. http://www.dl.ket.org/latin2/grammar/inscriptions.htm.

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The Pantheon

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  1. The Pantheon Thomas Ellston Picture from: http://www.visitingdc.com/rome/pantheon-picture.asp

  2. Pantheon Backround • Built between 118-125 A.D • Marcus Agrippa’s pantheon burnt in 80 A.D • Emperor Hadrian replaced it http://www.dl.ket.org/latin2/grammar/inscriptions.htm The insription reads: “Marcus Agrippa son of Lucius, having been consul three times made this”

  3. The Uses • The use was not clear • Believed to be a temple • Unknown what Romans worshiped in Pantheon • Converted to Church in 609 A.D http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/romanpantheon/pantheon.html A Cross section of the Pantheon • Animals Were Sacrificed for the Gods

  4. Why it is important • 142 Foot dome • Largest free-standing dome until 1420 • 20 ton bronze doors http://lib.lbcc.edu/handouts/polisci.html

  5. Bibliography http://www.rome.info/pantheon/ http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-pantheon

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