WebThe Roman architectural revolution, also known as the "concrete revolution", was the widespread use in Roman architecture of the previously little-used architectural forms of the arch, vault, and dome.For the first time in history, their potential was fully exploited in the construction of a wide range of civil engineering structures, public buildings, and military …

WebA Roman governor was an official either elected or appointed to be the chief administrator of Roman law throughout one or more of the many provinces constituting the Roman Empire.. The generic term in Roman legal language was Rector provinciae, regardless of the specific titles, which also reflects the province's intrinsic and strategic status, and …

WebThe Roman magistrates were elected officials in Ancient Rome.. During the period of the Roman Kingdom, the King of Rome was the principal executive magistrate. His power, in practice, was absolute. He was the chief priest, lawgiver, judge, and the sole commander of the army. When the king died, his power reverted to the Roman Senate, which then …

WebPre-Romanesque art and architecture is the period in European art from either the emergence of the Merovingian kingdom in about 500 AD or from the Carolingian Renaissance in the late 8th century, to the beginning of the 11th century Romanesque period. The term is generally used in English only for architecture and monumental …

WebRomanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture.Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to feature more simplified arches and windows than their historic counterparts. The Romanesque Revival …

WebThe Roman amphitheatre consists of three main parts: the cavea, the arena, and the vomitorium.The seating area is called the cavea (Latin for "enclosure"). The cavea is formed of concentric rows of stands which are either supported by arches built into the framework of the building, or simply dug out of the hillside or built up using excavated material …

WebThe longest segmental arch bridge was the c. 1,100 m long Trajan's Bridge, whose wooden superstructure was supported by twenty concrete piers. The Bridge at Limyra in modern-day Turkey, consisting of twenty-six flat brick arches, features the greatest lengths of all extant masonry structures in this category (360 m).; The tallest bridge was the Pont du Gard, …

WebThis is a list of Roman army units and bureaucrats.. Accensus – Light infantry men in the armies of the early Roman Republic, made up of the poorest men of the army.; Actuarius – A military who served food.; Adiutor – A camp or headquarters adjutant or assistant.; Aeneator – Military musician such as a bugler.; Agrimensor – A surveyor (a type of …

WebMost Roman triumphal arches were built during the Imperial period. By the fourth century AD there were 36 such arches in Rome, of which three have survived – the Arch of Titus (AD 81), the Arch of Septimius Severus (203–205) and the Arch of Constantine (315). Numerous arches were built elsewhere in the Roman Empire. The single arch was the …

WebMedieval architecture is architecture common in the Middle Ages, and includes religious, civil, and military buildings. ... is an invention of modern scholarship based on its similarity to Roman Architecture in forms and materials. Romanesque is characterized by a use of round or slightly pointed arches, barrel vaults, and cruciform piers ...