building programme
- Created by: Grace Moorhouse
- Created on: 03-06-15 11:30
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- building program.
- aims
- intended to provide for the obvious needs of the people
- wanted to glorify his family name and promote the prestige of the empire.
- heir of julian clan
- augustus as creator of new order.
- agrippa and Tiberius responsible for a large number of constructions.
- building materials: volcanic tufa, travertine, roman bricks. also used carrara marble and other marbles from mediterranean.
- restoration of many temples- 28BC- 82 temples restored. also restored theatre of pompey without giving it his own name.
- completed Forum iulium and Basilica Julia.
- circus flaminias, portico
- seperated into secular and sacred.
- most lavish structures were those that were closely associated with Augustus- apollo and mars ultor.
- Agrippa and the aqueducts0 he imported fresh water supply in the Aqua Virgo- gave Rome its first public baths. Also a park constructed nearby.
- he also constructed the temple of Agrippa- to commemorate augustus he put a statue of A in porch.
- Aqua virgo contructed in 19B. mighty arches of aqueducts helped shame image of city.
- temples of Jupiter
- jupiter the thunderer
- julian clan- his narrow escape from a lightning bolt. this commemorates his own escape.
- Jiupiter OMC- optimus maximus capitolinas
- temple of Jupiter Libertas
- shows that he looked after the plebs
- jupiter the thunderer
- temple of Apollo: celebrates Actium- victory in war.
- temple of the Great Mother- did not want to be seen to worship gods that had not already been assimilated into Roman culture.
- most important buildings:
- the forum of Augustus
- the Ara Pacis- 13-9BC
- the prima porta
- aims
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