SACRED SPACE
The Pantheon
- The Pantheon is the best preserved building from Ancient Rome, which was built in c. 125 CE, during the reign of Hadrian.
- The dome located within the building, is a genius architectrual idea, which allows many modern day visitors the opportunity to step back 2000 years and experience the Roman history.
- The Pantheon was a place of social gathering in Ancient Rome, with its decorations suggesting that it was a temple.
- It has been suggested that the Pantheon was a place, where the Emperor could make public appearances in a setting which reminded spectators of his divine status, which was equal with the other gods of the Roman Pantheon.
- The Pantheon is the best preserved building from Ancient Rome, which was built in c. 125 CE, during the reign of Hadrian.
- The dome located within the building, is a genius architectrual idea, which allows many modern day visitors the opportunity to step back 2000 years and experience the Roman history.
- The Pantheon was a place of social gathering in Ancient Rome, with its decorations suggesting that it was a temple.
- It has been suggested that the Pantheon was a place, where the Emperor could make public appearances in a setting which reminded spectators of his divine status, which was equal with the other gods of the Roman Pantheon.
The Roman Forum
- The Roman Forum was the most important forum in Ancient Rome, which is located in the central part of the city.
- The Roman Forum was seen fit to build a sewer, to provide propers drainage of the marshy land. With the land being dry, the area became a central gathering location for the Etruscan people.
- When the Roman Republic came to be in 509 BC, the area became a place where processions and elections took place, eventually leading to the gathering area of the Roman Senate.
- The Roman Forum was the most important forum in Ancient Rome, which is located in the central part of the city.
- The Roman Forum was seen fit to build a sewer, to provide propers drainage of the marshy land. With the land being dry, the area became a central gathering location for the Etruscan people.
- When the Roman Republic came to be in 509 BC, the area became a place where processions and elections took place, eventually leading to the gathering area of the Roman Senate.