BRIEF ABOUT MY TOPIC

I chose Roman Architecture, but I named my blog Pax Romana as the Roman Architecture flourished throughout the Pax Romana era.

Pax Romana was a long period of peacefulness and expansion by Roman military force from 27 BC to 192 AD.
"ALL THE BUILDINGS MUST BE

EXECUTED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO 
TAKE ACCOUNT OF DURABILITY,
UTILITY AND BEAUTY."

Roman Architecture continued the legacy left by the earlier of the Greek world and the Roman respect for this tradition and their particular reverence for the established architectural orders, especially the Corinthian, is evident in many of their large public buildings.

However, the Romans were also great innovators and they quickly adopted new construction techniques, used new materials, and uniquely combined existing techniques with creative design to produce a whole range of new architectural structures such as the:

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  RESIDENTIAL HOUSING BLOCKS:
  

  Model of a Roman apartment building or Insula

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  GRANARY BUILDING:
  Vindolanda Roman fort.

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  AMPHITHEATRE:
  

  Colosseum, Rome, Italy. The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome. Built of concrete and stone, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built and is considered one of the greatest works of architecture and engineering

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MONUMENTAL AQUEDUCT:
The Aqueduct of Segovia is a Roman aqueduct and one of the most significant and best-preserved ancient monuments left on the Iberian Peninsula.

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  BASILICA:
  

  The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. Built in the Romano-Byzantine style, it contains one of the largest mosaic cycles in the world. 1912 - 1988.

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  TRIUMPHAL ARCH:
  

  The Forum, Rome, Italy