Download BASILICA AEMILIA Year 11 Ancient History class

BASILICA
AEMILIA
Year 11 Ancient History class
MITCHELL CRUZ! Adrian Martin, Matt Moore
HISTORY
. At
the end of the Punic War Rome came into
closer contact with the Hellenistic world of
Greece, and the increase in urban population
and wealth was reflected in the construction
of numerous basilicas
The Basilica Aemilia was
built in 179 BC. The
building consisted of two
floors. Next to the forum
there was a shoppingarcade. The ground was
made of marble with lots
of colors. The roof was
covered by bronze tiles.
Partly due to the basilica,
the Roman Forum
became a meeting place
surrounded by wondrous
buildings.
Innovation in Rome
The use of concrete also changed the way many building facades
were designed. Weight bearing columns were often replaced with
decorative columns and pilasters since the concrete itself carried the
building weight.
The Basilica Aemilia’s main purpose in the Roman
Forum was to hold public meetings, as it was one of the
Biggest buildings in the Roman Forum.
The Basilica Aemilia’s Second purpose was to
Have Markets just on the outdoor areas of the
Basilica which was on the Northern side.
• Basilica
Aemilia
Today
MODERN DAY BASILICA
Held the same purpose as it had the role of a gathering and had
the same architectural features
Resources
http://cvrlab.org/forum/main.html excellent interactive map showing the forum,
changing over time
www.jmiller.demon.co.uk maps of the Roman Empire
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/home.html good general site with
images and content
www.unicaen.fr/rome/index.php?langue=anglais- excellent geograhical tour of ancient
Rome with clickable links and pictures.
www.swan.ac.uk/classics/staff/dglectures/augustus/campmart- slide show on
campusmartius
www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/1274/ancient-city-by-type.html- very clear clickable map,
colour coded
www.italybyclick.com/vr/index.html- Modern day virtual tour of ancient sites with clickable
pictures
www.historylink101.com/ancient_rome_maps.htm- Very navigable site with good links on
Circus Maximus, Roman forum, Aquaducts and Building Techniques
www.members.aol.com/TeacherNet/AncientRome.html- Table of contents with clickable
links. Covers a wide variety of aspects but very valuable for maps of Rome at various
stages of its development
http://classics.furman.edu/%7erprior/courses/RA/RAU2.html- A University website, probably
the most valuable for this topic. A special section on Rome of the Republic it has
clickable pictures of almost every major building.
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~arch343/lecture4.html- Lecture by Dr Richard Ingersoll from
Rice University on Urban Planning in Rome.
http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/4_Forum_Romanum.html -good clickable photos, content and
links
www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/circus.html- excellent site on Circus Maximus, pictures and
content