Roman architecture /
"Rome and its empire were fundamental to the development of western architecture, and its forms and motifs remain significant elements of our own built environments. 'Roman architecture' places the varied architecture of ancient Rome, from its humble apartment blocks to its grand publ...
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Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Series: | Oxford history of art.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- An empire of cities
- Architects and Roman society
- Construction : the civilizing art
- Building for the gods
- Housing the city
- Housing the individual
- The language of ornament.