Buildings of ancient Rome - for iPod/iPhone
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 15 years ago - ★★★ - 17 ratingsRome: a majestic city with a rich past, spanning over two and a half thousand years. What remains to be seen of ancient Rome? As the heart of the Roman Empire, ancient Rome’s archaeological remains have been studied and admired for centuries, many being well-preserved due to their incorporation into newer structures. This album explores the sites of some of the republican temples in Rome’s Campus Martius, and relates them to the men who built them. The Roman Forum, centre of political and social activities, is examined for its importance in modelling city centres throughout the Roman world. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the Classical World.
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Buildings of ancient Rome
October 07, 2009 01:17 - 1 minute - 952 KBAn introduction to this album’s contents.
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Temples of republican Rome
October 07, 2009 01:16 - 6 minutes - 34.8 MB VideoAn introduction to the remains of some of the most significant Roman temples in the Campus Martius.
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The Circus Flaminius
October 07, 2009 01:14 - 2 minutes - 14 MB VideoThe parade ground where triumphal processions mustered is also famous for the games held there.
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Largo Argentina
October 07, 2009 01:13 - 6 minutes - 31.6 MB VideoFour significant temples which have proved very complex to excavate.
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The Roman forum
October 07, 2009 01:12 - 14 minutes - 78.5 MB VideoThe social and political heart of the Roman Empire.
Transcript -- The Roman forum
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