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    This document discusses Roman roads and bridges. It includes information on various Roman figures like Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Pliny the Elder. It describes the famous Appian Way and includes images of it from the 18th and 19th centuries. It also mentions the Ponte Sant'Angelo bridge and Arch of Titus. The document discusses how Greek art influenced Roman art and the spread of Roman artistic influence throughout Europe, Persia, and Africa. It provides some history on Roman road construction and usage, including that the Romans built over 52,000 miles of roads at their peak. It includes a quiz with questions about the Appian Way, Roman road widths, and where Romulus and Remus were born.

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    This document discusses Roman roads and bridges. It includes information on various Roman figures like Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Pliny the Elder. It describes the famous Appian Way and includes images of it from the 18th and 19th centuries. It also mentions the Ponte Sant'Angelo bridge and Arch of Titus. The document discusses how Greek art influenced Roman art and the spread of Roman artistic influence throughout Europe, Persia, and Africa. It provides some history on Roman road construction and usage, including that the Romans built over 52,000 miles of roads at their peak. It includes a quiz with questions about the Appian Way, Roman road widths, and where Romulus and Remus were born.

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    Roman Roads and Bridges

    • Tyler Waddle - Cornelius Scipio Africanus


    • Rachel Berman - Matella
    • Jordan Brewer – Pliny the Elder
    • Justin Behymer - Gnaeus Pompeius
    Magnus
    Video
    History 1
    Inspired Art
    Appian Way

    John Linton Chapman, 1869


    Inspired Art
    Appian Way

    Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c.1740


    Art in the Architecture
    Ponte Sant’Angelo
    Art in the Architecture
    Arch of Titus
    Spread of Artistic Influence

    • Greeks Inspired Rome


    – 2nd Century AD, Roman
    conquest of Greek
    Syracuse
    – Greek artists
    commissioned by
    Hadrian
    • Buildings
    • Statues
    • Busts
    • Areas of Roman
    Influence
    – Europe
    – Persia
    – Africa
    History 2
    Usage
    Miliarium Aureum
    History 3
    Coffer Dam
    Pont Julien
    Quiz Time!!!!
    Random Names
    Art Question
    What is the name of the road that
    inspired two contemporary works of
    art?
    Use Question
    • At its peak how many miles of roads
    did the Romans build?
    • A. 52,819
    • B. 60,000
    • C. 54,918
    • D. 25,891
    Construction Question
    What was the required width of a
    straight Roman Road?

    C. 6 feet
    D. 8 feet
    E. 16 feet
    F. 36 inches
    History Question
    Where were Romulus and Remus born?
    Answers
    • Art: Appian Way
    • Use: A. 52,819
    • Alba Longa
    • Construction: 8 feet
    Works Cited
    • http://goeurope.about.com/od/chavesportugal/ss/chaves_pics_2.htm
    • http://artchive.com/artchive/R/roman.html
    • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Arch_of_titus_2.jp
    g
    • http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/archoftitus.htm
    • Colin O'Connor, Roman Bridges, Cambridge Univ. Press (1994) ISBN 0-
    521-39326-4
    • http://www.clevelandmuseumofart.org/Explore/artistwork.asp?artistLet
    ter=P&recNo=101&woRecNo=32
    • http://www.architechgallery.com/arch_info/artists_pages/piranesi_bio.h
    tml
    • Bailey, Cyril. The Legacy of Rome. “Building and Engineering.”
    Oxford University Press, 1924. Pg 429-474.
    • Von Hagen, Victor W. The Roads That Led To Rome, The World
    Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1967.
    • http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1283122
    • http://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-roads.php
    • http://www.historylink102.com/Rome/roman-roads.htm
    • http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGR
    Questions?

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