Roman Roads and Bridges

• Tyler Waddle - Cornelius Scipio Africanus• Rachel Berman - Matella• Jordan Brewer – Pliny the Elder• Justin Behymer - Gnaeus Pompeius

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History 1

Inspired ArtAppian Way

John Linton Chapman, 1869

Inspired ArtAppian Way

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c.1740

Art in the ArchitecturePonte Sant’Angelo

Art in the ArchitectureArch of Titus

Spread of Artistic Influence

• Greeks Inspired Rome– 2nd Century AD, Roman

conquest of Greek Syracuse– Greek artists commissioned

by Hadrian• Buildings • Statues• Busts

• Areas of Roman Influence– Europe– Persia– Africa

• Remains of Influence Today

History 2

Usage

Miliarium Aureum

History 3

Coffer Dam

Pont Julien

Quiz Time!!!!

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Art Question

What is the name of the road that inspired two contemporary works of art?

Use Question

• At its peak how many miles of roads did the Romans build?

• A. 52,819• B. 60,000• C. 54,918• D. 25,891

Construction Question

What was the required width of a straight Roman Road?

A. 6 feetB. 8 feetC. 16 feetD. 36 inches

Construction Question

Where were Romulus and Remus born?

History Question

Answers

• Art: Appian Way• Use: A. 52,819• Alba Longa• Construction: 8 feet

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39326-4• http://www.clevelandmuseumofart.org/Explore/artistwork.asp?

artistLetter=P&recNo=101&woRecNo=32• http://www.architechgallery.com/arch_info/artists_pages/piranesi_bio.html• Bailey, Cyril. The Legacy of Rome. “Building and Engineering.” Oxford

University Press, 1924. Pg 429-474.• Von Hagen, Victor W. The Roads That Led To Rome, The World Publishing

Company, Cleveland and New York, 1967.• http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1283122• http://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-roads.php• http://www.historylink102.com/Rome/roman-roads.htm• http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/

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