CLAS 2P40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Awning, Secutor, Heated Bath
6 Dec 2018
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Do not restudy: will not test on kyle ch. 16 or conclusions: kyle used to support for lectures, facts/topics not covered in lecture will not be tested, check chat on sakai to help each other out for notes/queries. Amphitheatrum = colosseum: named for earlier colossal statue of nero located beside it, 189 x 156 m 48 m high, in 8 yrs, originally had statues in niches of 2nd, 3rd, levels = 37 m high. Interior amenities include drinking fountains, latrines, and concession sellers: water fountains up to the second level, 6 sections for seating all stone except top = wood; seating was ranked by social class. Colosseum: substructure: subterranean chambers for staging fantastic shows with pulleys, cages, trapdoors, roman organizational talent applied to staging and control. Image: map of amphitheatres in the roman empire in the mid 3rd century: greeks didn"t build amphitheatres but repurposed old buildings, over 230 in rome.
