Book contents
- Roman Architecture and Urbanism
- Roman Architecture and Urbanism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Urban Design and Architecture in Rome and Italy during the Republic and the Early Empire
- 2 Temple Architecture of Republican Rome and Italy
- 3 Technology of Building
- 4 Julio-Claudian Architecture in Rome
- 5 Residential Architecture
- 6 Imperial Architecture in Rome from the Flavians through the Antonines
- 7 Architecture and Planning in Italy and the Western Provinces
- 8 Architecture and Planning in North Africa
- 9 Greece under Roman Rule
- 10 Architecture and Planning in Asia Minor
- 11 The Roman Near East
- 12 The Late Empire in Rome and the Provinces
- General Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
3 - Technology of Building
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2019
- Roman Architecture and Urbanism
- Roman Architecture and Urbanism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 Urban Design and Architecture in Rome and Italy during the Republic and the Early Empire
- 2 Temple Architecture of Republican Rome and Italy
- 3 Technology of Building
- 4 Julio-Claudian Architecture in Rome
- 5 Residential Architecture
- 6 Imperial Architecture in Rome from the Flavians through the Antonines
- 7 Architecture and Planning in Italy and the Western Provinces
- 8 Architecture and Planning in North Africa
- 9 Greece under Roman Rule
- 10 Architecture and Planning in Asia Minor
- 11 The Roman Near East
- 12 The Late Empire in Rome and the Provinces
- General Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
“Just compare the vast array of indispensable structures carrying so much water with the idle pyramids [of the Egyptians], or the famous but useless monuments of the Greeks!” (De Aq.1.16). With these enthusiastic words, Sextus Julius Frontinus, the water commissioner of Rome in the early second century, provides poetic endorsement to the widely held view that Romans had far more interest in solving the practical needs of its citizens than creating aesthetically pleasing, but functionally useless, artistic monuments ().
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- Roman Architecture and UrbanismFrom the Origins to Late Antiquity, pp. 112 - 185Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019