But also because we have all grown up with the architecture of the bygone civilization, which makes it seem pertinent and familiar. You don't have to look far to find Roman-inspired buildings ...

The Pantheon was built sometime between 25-27 B.C. It is one of the best-preserved monuments of ancient Rome and remains the largest unsupported dome in the world. In ancient Rome, it was one of the ...

The wall, standing about one metre high and 16 metres long, revealed ancient architecture that pointed to large, public buildings dating from the High Roman Empire (1st to 5th century AD).

Greek theatres and other buildings not temples or private houses 12. Greek and Roman town-planning 13. Temple architecture of the Roman republic 14. Temple architecture of the Roman empire ...

First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler surveys some of the Roman Empire’s most impressive ... He marvels at an array of buildings, sculptural monuments, religious paintings and frescos ...