Roman architecture falls into the realm of classical architecture especially from the 5th Century BCE in Greece to the first century CE in Rome they continued the Legacy left behind by the Greeks using a combination of old Greek techniques and design adding some their own to create a unique look Roman architecture is nothing to sneeze at from the Grande of the pantheon the Coliseum the aqueducts to the library of Celsius pristine walls adorned with paint and carefully decorated with mosaics frescos and sculptures with the collapse of the western part of the Roman Empire art and architecture underwent a major change the standards for well-designed buildings dropped heavily and numerous buildings were destroyed during invasions or were simply abandoned as the Roman Authority no longer had a voice and focus fully on Surviving trying to keep the empire together they shifted towards a more medieval-like style of architecture soon these beautiful Architectural Traditions cease to be practiced anymore in Western Europe Roman architecture developed in the Roman Republic from 509 BCE to 476 CE and to an even greater extent during the Roman Empire where new materials were discovered namely concrete money was abundant and and the empire was still Rich the ausans introduced The Arches which then became an extremely important element but most importantly they borrowed a fair amount from Greek architecture such as the news of classical orders on colums Doric Ionic Corinthian colonades and rectangular Bas designs they discovered a rudimentary version of concrete which then allowed Architects at the time to become more creative designing structures withstanding thousands of years as well as implementing domes orders vaults and arches now let's take a look at some common structures you might find in these ancient buildings arches back then were introduced as early as the second millennium BCE in Mesopotamian brick architecture the Egyptians also figured it out but then they thought man this sucks we can't build cool stuff of this we like pyramid more so then they really ever used it but then there were the Riskin who then laid the foundation for early Roman architecture they saw that The Archers are able to distribute weight evenly across the surface and can be used to hold up heavy stuff this knowledge was later inherited by the Romans good examples of this Arch structure used by the Romans can be seen in aqueducts used to transport water and keep the city not dry like a desert the Coliseum which has impressive low barri ing abilities considering how much Limestone and concrete is on it combined with the overall weight of the audience from within the invention of the Vault comes from the invention of the arch vaults were already in use in the early dawn of civilization such as ancient Persia Egypt and Mesopotamia a vault is a self-supporting Arch structure usually of stone or brick basically just a deep or threedimensional Arch used to cover a space such as a ceiling or roof similar to the arch vaults are designed to distribute weight evenly allowing for the construction of large open interior spaces without the need for supporting columns that's the thing about Roman architecture as well other buildings from these other anian civilizations were built to be amazing and beautiful from the outside but once you uh go inside it's um it's it's not so pretty to say the least the Romans took great care and pride in building these structures both from the inside and outside once the vaults and arches were fully understood they're cre the Dome a dome is a rounded hemispherical structure that evolved from the arch typically forming a ceiling or roof they are known for their ability to enclose large spaces without the need for internal structural support like the beams or columns because they exerted their weight evenly across the perimeter downwards to the walls they first appeared in the Middle East IND theia Mediterranean parts of the world although the Romans are the ones who took it to the extreme with a Pantheon The Columns or pillars in ancient Rome were considered a symbol of strength and Triumph often erected as money to honor the gods columns are these vertical structural beams which are used for bearing heavy loads take for example making sure the roof doesn't collapse or holding up in tempature a classical column is composed of three main parts a capital a shaft and the base the capital is located at the top of the column and is the most recognizable part the shaft is the body of column and finally the base access the foundation and supports the entire column it sits on top of the styo bait a stepped platform that looks like stairs the classical orders are a specific type of design of columns and Ur an assembly of parts used to establish proper proportions the original orders from GRE are the dark order the ionic order and the Corinthian order the Romans added the tusken and the composite first completing the five main orders of classical architecture now because this is only a rudimentary overview and for the sake of this video not being 10 years long I won't go into detail about every order the inature is the upper portion of the building or portal an inature is a major element in classical architecture consisting of a horizontal structure that rests on the columns it is typically divided into three main parts the Cornus freeze and the architrave they used a variety of materials for their buildings including stone wood and brick but the most important of all has to be concrete at their time concrete had already been used for thousands of years however they were the first ones to discover a way to make concrete Harder by adding potol l poolan is a type of hydraulic cement made from volcanic ash this is perfected by the Romans Roman architecture is a testament to the intellectual capabilities of the human mind showcasing Innovative engineering artistic grandure and a profound understanding of structural Integrity that has influenced countless generation bypassing the test of time