Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is one of the most beautiful and interesting surviving examples of a provincial triumphal arch from the reign of Augustus. It is decorated with low reliefs ...

A virtual reality Pompeii house reconstruction has revealed new insights into how architecture, light, and movement shaped ...

Flying buttresses act the same way ancient Roman columns did, countering the horizontal force of the arch. They also provide for more ground area underneath: more worshippers could fit into a church ...

Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is one of the most beautiful and interesting surviving examples of a provincial triumphal arch from the reign of Augustus. It is decorated with low reliefs ...

These aboveground arches were, in fact, only a small section of an aqueduct system. Roman engineers would create a gentle downward slope all the way from start to finish, since the only force ...

The Arch of Titus, in the city’s historic center, was built nearly 2,000 years ago to celebrate the eponymous Roman general’s conquering of Jerusalem and destruction of its Holy Temple.

This book provides a brief, clear account of the main developments in the history of the Greek, Etruscan and Roman architecture, from the earliest times to the foundation of Constantinople. It ...

Vidal, Jaime Molina author), María Pastor Quiles (corresponding and Corredor, Daniel Mateo 2023. Earthen Architecture and Seismic Impact at the Roman Villa of Rufio (Giano dell’Umbria, Italy).

First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler surveys some of the Roman Empire’s most impressive architectural feats and the artworks that characterised the period. Show more First transmitted ...