Roman Architectural Study

List of Roman architectural objects/monuments (choose ONE):
• Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome.
• Tomb of Gaius Cestius, Rome
• The Maison Carée, Nîmes, France
• The Domus Transitoria, Rome

1. Provide a basic Roman architectural monument description
2. Discuss the purpose or meaning of the Roman architectural object/monument (the core of your paper,
   around 2-3 pages):
3. State of current scholarship and relevance to current scholarship
   • The Colossus of Nero
   • House of the Augustales, Herculaneum
   • The Circular Island Suite, Villa of Hadrian at Tivoli
   • The Baths of Diocletian, Rome
   • Arch of Titus, Roman Forum
   • Arch of the Sergii, Pula, Croatia
   • Basilica Ulpia Traiani, Rome
   • Trajan’s Column, Rome
   • Basilica of (Maxentius and) Constantine, Rome
   • Theatre at Suessa Aurunca
   • Old St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome.

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