How Did Imperial Architecture Influence Roman Culture

Picture what ancient Rome looked like with all of their incredible structures. Then all of a sudden this huge empire fell and hardly left anything behind. But the things that were left behind were its legacies. As many historians have stated throughout time, "Rome fell but its legacy lived on." Even though the Roman Empire did not last forever, it left behind many things to be remembered. A few of those being architecture and engineering, art, language and writing, and philosophy, law, and citizenship. But there is one legacy that has left the greatest mark on society. Roman architecture and engineering has had the biggest impact on today's society because it can be seen just about anywhere around the world, it has improved our means of transportation,

     Rome's vast empire lasted for an amazing one thousand-year reign. Half of it referred to as the republic, and the other as the empire. However, after its fall in 5oo-a.d. Rome has still remained in existence through its strong culture, architecture, literature, and even religion (Spielvogel 175). Even after its disappearance as a nation Rome left behind a legacy that will never be forgotten. Its ideals and traditions have been immolated, and adopted for over two thousand years. Whether, it is through its language of Latin, its influence of religion, or its amazing architectural ability Rome has influenced almost every culture following its demise. The heritage of Rome has

One of the ways that the Roman Empire influenced the world was through Architecture and

The history of their architecture runs virtually in step with the history of their empire to an extent. As the Empire expanded so did the architecture, and as Romans became more magnificent their architecture followed. Roman architecture began as a form of worship. The first Roman architects were the ancient priests and dwellers who made areas of sacrifice and worship for their gods. At first, their homes were simple huts but as they grew smarter and more aware of their surroundings, making the building more complex than ever. So, like many arts, Roman architecture’s roots are embedded in the worshiping paid in religion. The Romans were, of course, not the first to practice many of their building philosophies. However, they built like no other society before them. Their methods showed and proved, efficiency and sophistication to construct a whole new look. With the rise of the Romans and the everlasting hail of Caesar after Caesar and Emperor after Emperor, Roman architecture expanded and influenced building over the world. Unlike the Empire, though, Roman design did not die at the hands of the Germanic’s, or rather at the hands of self-destruction; it continued to expand and play a part in every major style throughout history. Even through its empire’s own defeat, architecture has stood as an everlasting symbol of what Rome once was, and what the rest of the world is today. , Roman architecture cannot be looked at as a small period or cultural event, for it lives on today through the

Augustus is known to be the first Roman emperor, and the founder of Rome, known for politically transforming the Roman republic to the early Roman Empire. During his rule his influence on artwork and architecture illustrated a classical style, and often they was a reflection of the “public image” of his rule, as well as his “new agenda”. (115) Augustus was quickly seen as a restorer of Rome. Augustus commissioned many large scale building projects such as the Campus Martius, as well as elaborate pieces of portraiture that illustrate his power and the peace of the new Rome under his rule. Augustus acknowledged his power and wealth but at the same time never formally declared himself emperor in order to maintain his citizenship. Although he was keen on denying title of emperor, he emphasized that he was a descendant of the great Julius Caesar considering himself his adopted son and his predecessor, in which he reinforces in some of the temples he commissioned. Overall Augustus was seen as a man of change and power, the one who brought prosperity to Rome when it became shaken by the assassination of Julius Caesar. The age of Augustus brought forth a classical style, influenced by Greeks, and the usage of marble and concrete to create complex buildings and sculptures. This was important because as a result of Augustus’ reign Rome obtained a very classical style, in which would later be reintroduced in order to mimic his greatness by other Emperors.

Many centuries before the birth of Christ, the city of Rome grew, prospered, and developed into a thriving Republic. As in most cultures, Rome's buildings became more elaborate and impressive. They developed fantastic building technologies and ideas. The feats of Roman engineers were groundbreaking, and many structures built by this culture still stand today. With knowledge borrowed from the Greeks, Rome made impressive architectural achievements, these were namely major attributes of buildings, colossal structures, and a legacy that would influence later buildings (Cornell and Matthews 11).

During Augustus’s rule, his goal consisted of unifying Rome after decades of civil war through unifying the city itself. With his team of architects, they strategically planned to unify the city

The reign of Augustus was an age of enormous architectural and artistic avidity, where he combined conservatism and revolutionary new ideas. The establishment of a Principate in 27BC created a stability which enabled a long-term, comprehensive planning programme to be worked out for the monuments of Rome. Suetonius emphasises that Augustus not only “restored, ruined or burned temples” he also improved the infrastructure where “He improved the approaches to the city, repaving the Via Flaminia […] at his own expense”. Emperor Augustus and his family provided much of the patronage for his projects, which drew architects, sculptors and painters to Rome. This created the right conditions for art and architecture on a grand scale. With this patronage

The phrase “Rome wasn’t built in a day” is commonly used to describe things that take time and patience. The phrase is very true, Rome was not built in a day and it did not rise out of nothing. The rise of Rome was impacted greatly by Etruscan urbanism, Greek colonization, and Hellenistic imperialism. These external influences gave rise to the Republic by impacting the growth and formation of the city, both architecturally and civically, and contributing to the eventual success of the urbs.

Rome is to be believed one of the greatest empires in the ancient world and surprise enough it was not built in a day. In fact, Rome was founded in April 21, 753 BC and still around to this very day in what is now modern day Italy, but every country need to start somewhere. According to research, “The cultural of Rome was impacted deeply by the Greek in terms of architecture, art, religion, science, literature and so on and develop it until Rome had a higher achievement in it than Greek and that made the formation of Roman style.” This was just building the foundation of the Roman Empire, but this doesn’t even include the height, or even the fall of the Roman Empire.

The growth of the Roman Empire brought new ideas drawn from the aspects of life followed in those days which included, Religion, philosophy, Literature, art, manners and morals ( Morey, 1901). They ideas they adopted came from the temples, cities they came across during the war and from the civilized people they captured. The most foreign influences to be adopted by Rome were Greek customs. The Religion of the Romans changed overtime, with the introduction of the Greek Olympus. The Romans took in the Greek gods and methods of worship.

To reassure Roman Citizens that prosperity was evident Augustus set about reconstructing the city of Rome. Coins from the period (http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=443) illustrate the ‘health of the republic’ which was an essential part in reinforcing the feelings of stability that the Augustus wanted his people to encompass. The use of propaganda was also in an attempt to bolster his power. The reconstruction of the city involved creating essential services such as roads and aqueducts and also glorified Augustus and set in stone his achievements.

The Romans are famous for many things. One thing is their adaptation and development of architecture from other civilization. From the Etruscans and early tribes the Romans got most of their basic architectural skills. From the Greeks some components of Roman architecture were adapted from the Greeks. The heart of Roman architecture was the Roman forum, which was being constructed under the rule of Octavian Caesar. Eventually the Roman architecture went into a stage in which all the buildings looked like the Greek buildings.

Architecture of the ancient Roman Empire is one of the most fascinating of all time. The city of Rome once housed more than one million residents. The Romans made great use of many architectural shapes like arches and columns. Using these they were able to build monstrous buildings of worship, entertainment and other services. The one building that comes in mind over the centuries, when you think of Rome is The Amphitheatrum Flavium or The Coloseum.

As the saying goes “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” however long it took to build the capital, the days, months, years, centuries of work can be viewed as a long lasting landmark which paved the way for new and challenging architecture to come (How Roman architecture influenced modern architecture [sa]). According to Tony Rook (2013: [sp] ch.2) the typical Roman temple shows the Etruscan tradition combined with the Greek one. Although some of their premature concepts were acquired from the ancient Greeks and Egyptians, Roman architects transformed the body of architecture for all time to come, offering buildings and structures that has never been before, along the side of public buildings and infrastructure that could be used by