World Humanities – Rome: Urban Structures

• Select one (1) of the following famous ancient Roman structures that you find
  most fascinating: Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Pantheon, insulae, or bath
  complexes.
• After exploring the related resource(s) below on Rome, describe one
  (1) structure that you found most fascinating. Identify two (2) specific aspects
  of the structure in question, and make a comparison to specific aspects of
  modern urban life:
• Colosseum images at http://www.the-colosseum.net/architecture/amphitheatrum-en.htm
• Circus Maximus images at http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/circus.html and http://romancolosseum.org/circus-maximus-in-rome/
• Circus Maximus article at http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/circusmaximus/circusmaximus.html
• Roman bath complexes at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/day.html Click
  on the numbers for a stroll through the Baths of Caracalla

 

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