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Jan 23, 2024 · Augustus' rule is known as the Roman Principate, a unique system, in which the institutions of the old Roman Republic - the Senate, the popular assemblies, the magistrates, and the priesthood - were preserved, but by assuming several offices, Augustus had supreme authority and essentially ruled as a monarch.
- Donald L. Wasson
Feb 18, 2011 · One of the most important pieces of work Augustus built was the Forum, which contained the Temple of Mars, Temple of Apollo, and Temple of Jupiter Tonans, and implored the people of Rome to also improve the cities architecture whether it was a temple or even an amphitheater.
- The History of The Pantheon
- Description
- The Oculus
- The Exterior
The legend of the first Pantheon
According to legend a temple was first built here in the seventh century BCE in the Campus Martius(or “Field of Mars”) a large area of about 2 square kilometres where religious festivals and military musters were held, located to the north of the original site of Rome and its seven hills. The site corresponded to a marsh called Palus Caprae (the pool of the goat) where Romulus, the mythical founder of Rome, who was son of the god Mars, supposedly ascended into the sky during a thunderstorm wh...
The structure of the Pantheon consists of two main architectural elements: 1. The main building (known as the “rotonda”) with a circular ground plan and a thick windowless wall in which there are 7 large niches at ground level (8 if one includes the entrance). This wall is surmounted by a hemispherical dome with a large central hole (the “oculus”)....
At the top of the dome there is a large central opening with a diameter of 8.8 meterscalled the “oculus” (the Latin word for “eye”), which is the only source of natural light in the building apart from the entry door. A beam of light penetrates this circular hole to create a dramatic effect as it slowly travels across the floor and wall of the rotu...
fullscreennew windowPantheon: Nomenclature of the Corinthian Order, Capital and Entablature At the front of the Pantheon there is a portico or pronaos which is typical of the entrance to a Greek temple. This porch measures 34.20 by 15.60 meters and a total number of 16 monolithic columns are arranged so as to form a central passage and two lateral ...
- 43.40 meters
- 5.90 meters
- 21.75 meters
- c. 5,000 metric tonnes
Sep 23, 2021 · One of the most impressive structures of ancient Rome, the Pantheon was a temple dedicated to all the gods. The main room consisted of a large cylindrical drum topped by a dome, with a central hole or oculus allowing for light and air – and rain! – to pass through.
Jan 31, 2018 · The Pantheon is situated on the site of an earlier structure of the same name, built around 25 B.C. by statesman Marcus Agrippa, and is thought to have been designed as a temple for Roman gods.
- Missy Sullivan
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His autocratic regime is known as the principate because he was the princeps, the first citizen, at the head of that array of outwardly revived republican institutions that alone made his autocracy palatable.
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Aug 17, 2016 · Usually this period in Rome is called the Pax Romana (Roman Peace). At that time, Augustus was a particularly enterprising in the construction of temples; the most famous temple was the Pantheon, which was a temple to all God’s – protectors of Julians.
