Latin
III
Spring
Project 2002
Rebuilding
the Ancient City of Rome
(ca.
400AD)
Project
Outline:
Cover Page
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Title
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Photo/drawing of your building
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Name, course, teacher, date
Map of the City of Ancient Rome
Table of Contents
Page 1: Introduction
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Identify the building assigned to you.
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What is most interesting about it?
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What was most surprising to learn?
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Explain the outline of your paper:
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The Role/Importance of the Roman Forum
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Roman Architecture/Building in general
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The Building assigned
New Page: The
Roman Forum
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Why did the tribe move down from the Palatine Hill into the area of the
Forum?
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What was this area like before the Forum was built?
How was it made habitable?
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Did the Forum develop quickly or slowly over much time?
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What was the importance of this area for the developed city-state?
(center of the
civic,
religious and economic life of Rome)
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What buildings of government were headquartered in the Roman Forum?
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What major events took place in the Forum?
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What were some of the other most important buildings of the Forum?
Be sure to
include
mention of the following:
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The Rostra
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“Umbilicus Urbis” (the
navel of Rome)
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Golden Milestone
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Major Arches
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Equestrian statue of Domitian
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Via Nova
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Major Temples
New Page: Roman
Architecture
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What societies most influenced Roman architecture? In what ways? (Include
mention of the Etruscan and Greek influences)
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What are the key characteristics of Roman architecture? (arches,
concrete, etc.)
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Describe Roman craftsmen/engineers. How trained? Slaves
or freemen?
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How did the climate/amt. of precipitation influence Roman
design/materials?
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What tools often employed? (e.g. cranes, pulleys, ropes, slaves, etc.)
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In what kind of housing did most citizens live?
The nobiles?
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Did most Roman buildings look alike or vary greatly?
Were Romans interested at
all in
appearance or only function?
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Who funded the construction of public buildings?
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Were there any spectacular feats of engineering/construction accomplished
in the
city?
List a few examples.
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Did most buildings have plumbing? Heating?
New Page: The
Building/Monument/Structure Assigned
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Identify the building you have been assigned?
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Where in the city is it located?
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When built? By whom? What period, Republic or Imperial?
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Any key architectural elements employed?
Similar to many other buildings or
unique?
New Page: Function
of the Building/Monument
(Note: At this point the papers
will vary considerably depending on the structure assigned.
Speak with me to clarify what kind of information would be
needed/helpful.)
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For what was this structure built/used?
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If assigned a temple, discuss
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Roman worship in general
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The god to whom the temple is dedicated
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If emperor, discuss emperor worship
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Etc.
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If a theater, describe
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Nature/history of Roman plays, characters, costumes, etc.
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Who attended? Who acted?
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Any religious characteristics?
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Etc.
- If an armory,
describe
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Life in the Roman army
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Uniforms, Ranks, Responsibilities.
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How function in battle? Arms?
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Role in government? Choosing emperors?
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Etc.
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If a coliseum/gladiatorial school, describe
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Different types of gladiators.
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Who fought? Why?
Pay?
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Any religious characteristics?
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Etc.
- If a
market/warehouse/shipping, describe
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Roman trade: import and
export
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Roman system of money.
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Etc.
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If a monument/arch/bridge, describe
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Purpose. Event commemorated.
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Images depicted.
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Any architectural characteristics?
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How well preserved?
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Etc.
New Page: Conclusion
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Talk about experiences learned in trying to compose this report.
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Is your building still standing? Would you like to visit it some day?
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Areas of further research possible/that would be interesting.
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Etc.
Bibliography Page
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Cite all sources used/consulted
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Include footnotes for photos as well as texts employed
Helpful Websites:
http://www.accountantsledger.com/AfterFive/u123af.htm
http://www2.trincoll.edu/~mzimmerm/zimmerman/forum.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/7036/Short_Hist.html
http://www.globalserve.net/~faggioli/rostra.html
http://vroma.rhodes.edu/~forum/rostra.html
http://www.owlnet.rice/~arch343/lecture4.html
http://egm.it/comuni/roma.html
http://www.ancientsites.com/
http://www.geocities.com/Atens/Academy/9040/romecity.gif
http://www.cbu.edu/~ggorla/Roman/Gallery.html
http://hyperion.advanced.org/11402/uitgelicht.html
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