VIC348Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pope Gregory I, Antoninus Pius, Servian Wall
18 Feb 2016
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700 - 650 bc the oldest evidence of latin writing. The tablet states that anyone who violates vulcan"s temple will be cursed. Palatine hill and the city was enclosed in a set of walls. Refer to the images of the servian walls (578 - 535 bce) next to termini. The romans invested a lot in large public spaces. Many were designed to allow the passage of air and light. The basilica of maxentius and constantine 312 ad was used commercially. This style of architecture would be adopted by christian churches. When hadrian lost the love of his life, antonius, he dedicated many buildings and statues to him. The arch of titus 81 ad is still standing today because it was built into a fortress. The largest building in the ancient world that still stands today: colosseum 70 -80. It required a large number of people to pull a disk that would close the top (silk).
