ANCIENT ROME Flashcards
The ………….. of the Parthenon’s floor plan ………………. the height of its ……….
Diameter;
is equal to;
dome
In theory the Parthenon could hold the perfect ………
Sphere
The original Pantheon building being dedicated to the gods of then-known ……..
Planets
Zawiera
Incorporate
The portico incorporates elements from an earlier ………….. building
Temple
Beton
Concrete
Romans first use ……….
Concrete
Romans concrete was a mixture of:
- ………….. …….
- ……….
+ add another material, often
…….. ………
VOLCANIC SOIL - gleba wulkaniczna;
LIME - wapno
BROKEN TILES - polamane płytki
Umożliwia
Enabled
Concrete enabled them to make large structures such as …….
Domes
Wzmocnione
Reinforced
Pantheon represents the …….. …….. of Roman design and structural engineering
High point
Panteon shows the ………….. between Greek and Roman ways of …………
Differences;
Building
PANTHEON
- it’s a …….. ……… ………
- in the ……… ……… … ……..
- brilliant use of ……….
- it’s not …………. - it’s a brutal comparison to …………..
- Giant domed temple;
- Beating heart of Rome;
- Concrete;
- Beautiful; Parthenon
Roman architecture was ………….
Practical
Podbić
Conquere
The Romans conquered Greece and borrowed much from them, like: ………, ……….., ………. ……, ………. and ………… …………
Dresses;
Politics;
Architectural style;
Learning;
General culture
Greeks had elegance and grace.
Romans were:
- ……………
-………. ………..
-………. ………..
-Practical
- hard working
- soldiering people
Romans conquered whole of the known ……… World
Also their extensive parts by a ……… of superbly engineered ……….
Western;
Network;
Roads
Sieć (np drog)
Network
Bieżącą woda
Running water
Akwedukty
Aqueducts
Zapewnić
Provide
Romans provided public ………, …….., ……. and ……….
Baths,
lavatories - toalety,
Sewers - kanalizacja
Transport
Romans built blocks of ……
Flats
BC - ……..
AD - …….
Before Christ;
Anno Domini - roku Pańskiego
Pont du Gard in France is perhaps the ……….. ………… example of Roman engineering
Finest surviving
Blocks of flats were made of
- ………….
- ………….
Later of
- ………….
- timber
- mud bricks - błotne cegły
- concrete
Ogrzewanie podłogowe
Underfloor heating
Świetnie wykorzystywali
They made great use of
Wieki
Centuries
Roman building were unchallenged for many ……
Centuries
Zdrowy rozsądek
Common-sensical
Podejście do życia
Attitude towards life
Pantheons dome was the most ………. until Brunelleschi raised his over the body of Florence Cathedral
Ambitious
Powszechny użytek
Widespread use of
The Romans material enabled them to build …….
Domes
Budynki użyteczności publicznej
Civic buildings
Sklepienie
Vault
Colosseum is a huge ……. construction
Arched
Romans became the masters of ………. construction
Plastic
Malleable
Ciągliwy
Concrete is a ……… material
Malleable
Concrete enabled Romans to build ……. and on a ………… scale
Freely - swobodnie
Massive
Romans architecture wasn’t like the Greeks or Mesopotamian, bc they were unrestricted by the need to use ………….. ….. ……… ………….. methods
post-and-lintel construction
Slupowo naprozowa konstrukcja
Post-and-lintel construction
Romans were free to build as they ……..
Pleased
Mogli budowac jak im sie podobało
Romans adopted ….. and to an extent (w pewnym stopniu) …….. archi
Greek
Etruscan
Romans architecture influenced by the Greeks (pod wplywem Greków), was more ………. and ……….
Flamboyant - krzykliwa
Primitive
Romans add two orders:
- ………..
- ………..
-Tuscan
-Composite
Tuscan is a modified …….. from the Etruscans
Doric
Composite is a combination of ……… and ……….
Ionic
Corinthian
Kasetony
Coffers
Oculus
The eye/hole in the centre of the roof
Romans used colums as a …….. element in temples
Decorative
Pilasters
(Romans made them)
Flat or half colums that are part of the wall
Romans were best at making ……
Cities
Jednorodne
Homogenous
Niezbędne elementy
Essential elements
Vitruvius
Roman architect and engineer
The finest surviving Roman temple (aside from-oprocz- the Pantheon)
Is the ….. …….. at Nimes
Maison Caree
Ancient city - Herculaneum - was destroyed by the eruption of ……
Vesuvius
