aug 5, 72 - Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre)
Description:
Date: 72 CE ~ 80 CEArtist: unkown
Medium: Stone and Concrete
Location: Rome
Function:
- wild and dangerous spectacles
- gladiator combat
- animal hunts
- naval battles
-religious persecutions
Form:
- concrete core, brick casing, travertine facing
- interplay of barrel vaults, groin vaults, arches
- facade has engaged columns
above squared windows at top level are small brackets that are meant to hold flagstaffs; these would then join a cover of the sun for the observers
Comparisons:
- Athenian Agora
Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 5, 72
Now
~ 1954 years ago