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C O U R S E
Roman Architecture
Diana Kleiner, Yale University
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C O U R S E L E C T U R E Romulus Founds Rome Notes taken on January 16, 2014 by Edward Tanguay |
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April 21, 753 BC
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one could say the day Roman architecture began
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according to legend, Romulus founded the city of Rome on the Palatine Hill on this day
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on the Palatine Hill
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Colosseum
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Forum
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Via dei Fori Imperiali
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runs in a straight line from the Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum
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built by order of Mussolini, from 1924-1932
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also the start of the marathon
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Domus Flavia
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Flavian Palace
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remains of a colossal structure on hill
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completed 92 AD by Emperor Domitian
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known for grandeur, more commonly used for purposes of state
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Domus Augusti
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House of Augustus
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lavishly ornamented palace south of the Flavian Palace, was the Emperor's primary residence
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served as the primary residence of Caesar Augustus during his reign
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huts dug into the tufa, or natural limestone
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holes held wooden poles
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"palatine huts"
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walls made out of wattle and daub
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twigs covered with clay
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hut urns, used for cremation, date to iron age
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men's cremated remains placed in helmet urns
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women's cremated remains placed in hut urns
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infoitems.rome.mustsee
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Palatine Museum
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archeological museum, Circo Massimo Metro, between Domus Augustana and Domus Flavia
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Domus Flavia
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Domus Augusti