题目The Roman Colosseum(罗马圆形大剧场),built around two thousand years ago,survived a 14th century earthquake and most of the 150-some foot high building is still standing.It has seen the rise and fall of enormous structures as well as the Roman Empire.Why could the anci...
题目 The Roman Colosseum was built almost two thousand years ago.Despite its age and a 14th century earthquake that knocked down the south side,most of the 150-some foot building is still standing.Scientists and engineers have long suspected a key to the building's durability (...
The Colosseum’s greatest innovation, says Elkins, was its use of concrete. “The concrete construction is really what allows the Colosseum to be built,” he said. “It was probably the most widespread use of engineering and construction with concrete in that period of time.” According to co...
The Colosseumis the most prominent example of ancient Roman architecture, but also the Roman Forum, the Domus Aurea, the Pantheon, Trajan's Column, Trajan's Market, the Catacombs, the Circus Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla, Castel Sant'Angelo, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Ara Pacis, the ...
Why did scholasticism die out? Why was the Colosseum important to the Romans? Why is Elizabethan theatre important? Why is The School of Athens quintessentially Renaissance? Why is the Dome of the Rock sacred? Why was the Palace of Knossos built?
issues began in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Emperor Commodus in the 2nd century AD was the victim of a massive conspiracy that resulted in his assassination. In the 3rd century, Rome fell victim to a plethora of outside attacks; internal strife did not help matters. Rome fell in 476 ...
Why is the Statue of Unity important? Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill important? Why was the Colosseum important to the Romans? Why was the Palatine Chapel built? Why was the Hagia Sophia built? Why is the Statue of Liberty considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Why is th...
Why was the Colosseum important to the Ancient Romans? Why are the Egyptian pyramids important? Why was art so important to the Hellenistic period? Why were Greek philosophers important? Why is Herodotus important for the study of Egypt? Why did the Greeks build temples? Why were the Hittites...
Why did futurism end? Why is the Colosseum important to Rome? Why was the Parthenon built on a hill? Why were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built? Why was Christ the Redeemer built? Why was the Roman theatre of Merida built? Why was the Mosque of Cordoba built? Why was the Lotus Tem...
When did Machu Picchu become one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Why was the Colosseum important to the Romans? Why were the Haudenosaunee so important? Why are Greek and Latin roots important? Why was Petra built? Why was the Hagia Sophia built? Why is the Statue of Unity important?