Architectural Styles

    Ancient Roman

    Alt names / subperiods 

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    Distinguishing Features

    Geographic Presence

    • Roman Kingdom           
    • Roman Republic
    • Roman Empire                               

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    753-509 BCE

    509-27 BCE

    27 BCE- 476

    • Monumental structures
    • innovative engineering techniques
    • arches, barrel & groin vaults
    • “concrete” (lime mortar, volcanic ash, and aggregates)
    • classical column orders
    • “composite” (ionic & corinthian),
    • engage columns
    • monumental scale
    • transport infrastructure
    • vast publc spaces
    • domes
    • water management
    • Christian religious influences
    • podiums
    • sculptural decoration
    • mosaics and frescoes
    • Roman Empire

    Common Building Types

    Landmark buildings

    Historic Accommodation Types

    Custom Hotel Examples

    • Public buildings
    • civil engineering
    • amphitheatres
    • aqueducts
    • baths
    • basilicas
    • roads
    • bridges
    • forums
    • circuses
    • dams
    • domes
    • harbours
    • temples
    • thermae
    • palaces
    • villas
    • mausolea & churches
    • horreum (warehouses)
    • insula (apartments)
    • lighthouses
    • watermills
    • obelisks
    • triumphal arches
    • gardens
    • canals
    • cisterns
    • dams
    • castra (military camp)
    • castrum (fort)
    • catacombs (tombs)
    • domus (townhouse)
    • defensive walls
    • shops
    • villas
    • brothels
    • Pantheon
    • Colloseum
    • Roman Forum
    • Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine (Basilica Nova)
    • Aqueduct of Segovia,
    • Baths of Caracalla
    • Temple of Venus and Rome
    • Arch of Constantine
    • Maison Carree Nimes
    • Hadrian’s Villa (Villa Adriana)
    • Hadrian’s Wall
    • Pompeii
    • Herculaneum
    • Temple of Hercules Victor
    • St. George Rotunda
    • Serdica, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Arena of Nîmes
    • Amphitheatre of El Jem
    • Aula Palatina of Trier, Germany
    • Trajan’s Column
    • Horrea [Store] Epagathiana
    • Tower of Hercules [Lighthouse]
    • Roman Baths Bath
    • Temple of Bacchus Lebanon
    • Theatre of Merida Spain
    • The Arch of Augustus Rimini
    • The Appian Way
    • Pont du Gard France
    • Walls in Lugo Spain
    • Verona Arena
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    • Pompeii – Basic inns/lodging houses (Cauponae) for merchants & soldiers
    • shops with lodgings (Tabernae)
    • horse-changing places with basic accommodation (mutatio)
    • food/drink/rest places (mansio)
    • Historical texts (Itinerarium Antonini)
    • detail locations & services
    • public baths (Thermae)
    • private homes
    • extensive road network facilitated travel
    • Excavations of inns (Ostia Antica)
    • literary references (Horace and Juvenal)
    • TBC

    Landmarks

    Original Accommodation

    Adapted Visitor Accommodation