The document summarizes key aspects of ancient Roman civilization from its origins in Italy in the 8th century BC to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It grew from a small village to a vast empire that spanned much of Europe and the Mediterranean world. The Romans were skilled builders and engineers who constructed many impressive structures like amphitheaters, aqueducts, and buildings that remained unsurpassed for centuries. Examples given include the well-preserved Arena of Nimes amphitheater, the massive Roman Colosseum in Rome, and the Villa of Mysteries outside Pompeii famous for its frescoes.
The document summarizes key aspects of ancient Roman civilization from its origins in Italy in the 8th century BC to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It grew from a small village to a vast empire that spanned much of Europe and the Mediterranean world. The Romans were skilled builders and engineers who constructed many impressive structures like amphitheaters, aqueducts, and buildings that remained unsurpassed for centuries. Examples given include the well-preserved Arena of Nimes amphitheater, the massive Roman Colosseum in Rome, and the Villa of Mysteries outside Pompeii famous for its frescoes.
The document summarizes key aspects of ancient Roman civilization from its origins in Italy in the 8th century BC to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It grew from a small village to a vast empire that spanned much of Europe and the Mediterranean world. The Romans were skilled builders and engineers who constructed many impressive structures like amphitheaters, aqueducts, and buildings that remained unsurpassed for centuries. Examples given include the well-preserved Arena of Nimes amphitheater, the massive Roman Colosseum in Rome, and the Villa of Mysteries outside Pompeii famous for its frescoes.
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historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. At the start, the Romans lived in a region that now forms part of Italy. Through conquest of nearby peoples, the Roman Empire expanded. At its peak, the empire controlled most of Western Europe, North Africa, Greece, the Balkans, and the Middle East. The capital Rome grew from a simple village to a thriving metropolis. The Romans were prodigious builders and expert civil engineers, and their thriving civilization produced advances in technology, culture and architecture that remained unequaled for centuries. The romans built lots of arches and buildings, and some of them are: 1-the Arena of Nimes: is a Roman amphitheatre, Built around 70 CE, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. It is 133 meters long (145 yards) and 101 meters wide (110 yards), with an arena measuring 68 meters (74 yards) by 38 meters (32 yards). The outer facade is 21 meters high (69 feet) with two stories of 60 arcades. It is among the 20 largest Roman amphitheatres of the 400 in existence. In Roman times, the building could hold 24,000 spectators, who were spread over 34 tiers of terraces divided into four self-contained zones or maeniana. 2-roman colossuem: s an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world today, despite its age. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian (69–79 AD) in 72 and was completed in 80 AD under his successor and heir, Titus (79–81). Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian(81–96). The three emperors that were patrons of the work are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the amphitheatre was named the Flavian Amphitheatre, by later classicists and archaeologists for its association with their family name (Flavius). 3-The Villa of the Mysteryeis, is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of exquisite frescos in one room, which are usually thought to show the initiation of a young woman into a Greco- Roman mystery cult. These are now among the best known of the relatively rare survivals of Ancient Roman painting from the 1st century BC. Like the rest of the Roman city of Pompeii, the villa was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It was excavated from 1909 onwards (long after much of the main city). It is now a popular part of tourist visits to Pompeii and forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Pompeii.