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A view of the Roman Forum, looking east. This list of monuments of the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum) includes existing and former buildings, memorials and other built structures in the famous Roman public plaza during its 1,400 years of active use (8th century BC–ca 600 AD). It is divided into three categories: those ancient structures that can ...
Chicago Coliseum was the name applied to three large indoor arenas, which stood at various times in Chicago, Illinois, from the 1860s to 1982. They served as venues for large national conventions, exhibition halls, sports events, and entertainment. The first Coliseum stood at State and Washington streets in Chicago's downtown in the late 1860s. [1]
Panini was a famed painter of capriccios, architectural fantasies.In this case, he combined a staggering array of monuments by Romans without regard to topography. From left to right, he included the Temple of Hadrian, the Pantheon, the Temple of Vesta, the Maison Carrée, and the Theater of Marcellus, all of them surrounding the Obelisk of Thutmose III.
According to Walter Dennison's The Roman Forum As Cicero Saw It, the author writes that "the diverting of public business to the larger and splendid Imperial fora erected in the vicinity resulted in leaving the general design of the Forum Romanum". [31] Every city had at least one forum of varying size. In addition to its standard function as a ...
"Pantheon", a song by InMe from the 2012 album The Pride; Pantheon (book), a 12th century book by Gottfried von Viterbo; The Pantheon, a 1798 collection of written pieces compiled by Nikolay Karamzin; Pantheon Books, a Random House imprint; Pantheon, a 2017 French short film; Pantheon, a 2022 American animated drama TV series
A new discovery at the Colosseum in Rome proves ancient Romans had a modern approach to stadium seating. According to Discovery News, ongoing restoration in the 2,000-year-old monument has ...
The Colosseum (/ ˌ k ɒ l ə ˈ s iː ə m / KOL-ə-SEE-əm; Italian: Colosseo [kolosˈsɛːo], ultimately from Ancient Greek word "kolossos" meaning a large statue or giant) is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the ...
The piazza or square is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and next to Trajan's Forum. The main artery, the Via dei Fori Imperiali begins there and leads past the Roman Forum to the Colosseum . Most tourists in Rome visit the Piazza Venezia, which is a short walk from several of Rome's best known sights, including the Roman Forum, Capitoline ...