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Rome And the spread of urbanization
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Spread of Urbanization http://klio.uoregon.edu/maps/re/urbaniz_2ndCent.jpg
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Urban Morphology Urban morphology: or the physical form of the city, which consists of street patterns, building sizes and shapes, architecture and density. We will be looking at urban morphology to learn what is important about various cities. Today we will look at Roman cities.
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Roman theater http://www.sproson.com/grandtour/uploaded_images/trevi_fountain_rome-776600.jpg
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Characteristics of Roman Theater Were designed in a half circle – Better sound – Good seat throughout Usually built into a hill
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Another View
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Old theater
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Courtside Seat
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Leptis Magna
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Pompeii Theaters http://klio.uoregon.edu/im/re/Pompeii/pompeii_theaters_aerial.jpg
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Pompeii Theater
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What do We Have?
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Pittsburgh http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/147/PNC~PNC-Park-Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania-Posters.jpg
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Boston
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Yankee Stadium http://www.around-the-horn.com/Uploads/Remembering_Yankee_Stadium.JPG
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Amphitheater from Tunisia http://frit.lss.wisc.edu/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=265&g2_serialNumber=8
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Characteristics of a Roman Coliseum Amphitheater/Coliseum: two theaters put together. Great seat throughout. Organized seats and gates Spectacular Sports
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Amphitheater Pompeii
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What do We Have?
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Madison Square Garden http://www.nytix.com/repository/broadwaytheatres/madisonsquaregarden/msg-large.jpg New York City
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The Rose Garden http://www.portlandoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/rosegarden.jpg
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Madrid, Spain
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Bullfight
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Sevilla, Spain
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Aqueducts Segovia http://image20.webshots.com/21/8/8/15/331080815qbxclt_fs.jpg
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Roman Aqueduct Characteristics Clean water From a water source outside the city Slight slope
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Cross-Section of Roman Aqueduct http://www.romanaqueducts.info/aquasite/koeln/foto8.html
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Slope
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Trevi Fountain http://nature.wallpaperme.com/3287-2/Trevi+Fountain_+Rome_+Italy.jpg
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What do We Have?
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Bull Run Reservoir http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=161699
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Benson Bubbler http://www.pdx.edu/media/a/l/alumn-_sbh_old_bubbler.jpg
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Bathhouse http://klio.uoregon.edu/im/re/water/frig-lep.jpg
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Bathhouse Characteristics Gathering/social space Clean water Hot water
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Bath, England http://www.adamandlyn.co.uk/images/bath_img_0998.jpg
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Bathhouse in Pompeii
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http://klio.uoregon.edu/im/re/water/caldarium_diagram.jpg
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Latrines http://www.graysinmotion.com/photos/18Oct/latrines.jpg
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Characteristics of Latrine Flushes the waste away from the city They used sewers underground Makes the city a more healthy place
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Another example http://homepage.mac.com/melissaenderle/tunisia/Images/Dougga/latrines.jpg
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Africa Latrine http://klio.uoregon.edu/im/re/water/latrine2a.jpg
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Roman Sewer http://klio.uoregon.edu/im/re/sew_model.jpg
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What do We Have?
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