Roman Construction

Roman Construction
Roman architecture and art is reflected on a very basic character; it was very dangerous and powerful and was control by the mindset of its creators. As the Iron Clad started to move forward it took over the Mediterranean region as well as Western Europe, the architects struggle to achieve two very important aims: to let other states know how powerful they were while also improving the life of their fellow citizens.
Their architectural techniques where very skillful, which included the arch, the dome, and also the vault, and not forget they also invented concrete, by using skillful techniques and methods, engineers designed and built some of the most beautiful public buildings in our history of architecture. These building also included temples, amphitheaters, basilicas, triumphal arches, monuments, and last but not least the citizen’s bath houses. To further discuss the ideals of the Pax Romana and while all the building and planning is going on. They still provided law and order.
They also designed and built aqueducts, drainage systems, and bridges, as well as vast amount of roads, while planners developed a series of urban blueprints base on the where their army camps was located. With that information it helps create new towns from scratch. Romans also had help from Etruscan art and design; they look upon the Greeks as their equal and huge respect for their Greek sculptures and architecture. They also learned from the Egyptians pyramids architecture and their beautiful stone work.
As soon as Rome takes over importance culturally and politically, the architecture becomes not only dominated in the temples now, it becomes dominate in the forum now, and the trading places, the Basilica or the public town meeting, the sports arenas, theaters and plays many of which were built very large in size and richly ornamented.