The Wonders of Rome
I Have been wondering at how cities will look like in RTW2, Have you guys been? The cities in RTW were already ultra annoying and I Will not tolerate seeing Rome a Bland half a city that cold home no more then 5,000 people (Estimated from just looking at how small it is), I Want CA to give us a real view of those cities back then, the seven hills of Rome, The Circus maximus (Re-designed and more accurately looking) The Coliseum. The Curia Hositilia and the Curia Julia, The Campus Martius, The Many beautiful architectural wonders that decorated it, therefor I Have taken an effort to provide examples of these Wonders - Which I Expect to see In RTW2. Otherwise I Will lose faith in Humanity
The Curia Hostilia:
The first Roman Senate House was built by Tullus Hostilius at the northwest corner of the Forum square with the compass. The senators met here for centuries in a simple building, furnished only with wooden benches and a desk and chair for a speaker. It is Surmised to have Begun as a Temple, Where Warring Tribes Laid down their arms During the Reign of Romulus 771–717 BC. It was demolished in 80 BC by Lucius Cornelius Sulla during his renovations of the comitium and enlargement of the Curia
The Temple of Jvpiter Optimvs Maximvs:
The temple of jupiter was one of the wonders and very first of Wonders to be built in the city of Rome, During its Lifetime the temple was Destroyed and Re-Built several Times, Each time Larger and Bigger, During the 4th Re-construction of the Temple Domitian used at least twelve thousands talents of gold for the gilding of the bronze roof tiles alone. Unfortunately The Temple was Destroyed During the Middle ages.
An Illustration of the Temple During the Roman Republic, Sitting above The Tiber River
The Theatrvm Marcelli:
The Theater of Marcellus Was An Ancient open-Air Theater Built in Rome, It was named after Marcus Marcellus, Emperor Augustus's nephew, who died five years before its completion. The theatre was 111 m in diameter; it could originally hold 11,000 spectators. It was an impressive example of what was to become one of the most pervasive urban architectural forms of the Roman world. Having Survived the Dark and Middle ages, The Theater Is Still being used today, after Thousands of years of Its foundation, The Theatrum Marcelli Still Stands In Pride
An Ancient Depiction;
The Pons Aemilivs:
The Pons Aemilivs (Bridge of Aemilius) Was the Oldest Stone Bridge built in Rome, It started as a Wooden Bridge, It was Rebuilt In Stone In the 2nd Century BC. It Spanned the Tiber Rive and was connected with the Forum Boarium And led to the Trastevere (What Is beyond the Tiber). The Bridge Was Damaged and Repaired constantly, It Was Destroyed in 1598, When the Eastern Half of the Bridge was Carried Away By The Flood, one Arch of the Pons Aemilius Survives today and stands In the Tiber As a Testimony To Roman Architectural Skill
The Colosseum (Amphitheatrum Flavium):
By day and by night, the Colosseum is the most iconic of all the wonders of Rome and just about anywhere else for that matter. It’s instantly recognized the world over, It was Capable of seating 50,000 Visitors, It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering. It Held gladiatorial Games And Mock sea battles and Reenactments of Famous Historical battles.
The Circvs Maximvs:
The first and biggest circus in Rome, the Circus Maximus was located between the Aventine and Palatine hills. It was Built During the Reign of the Etruscan Kings of rome and was Re-built Many times, Trajan Re-built the Circus in 103AD, The Roman empire was at the height of its power and the new Circus Maximus reflected this status. The Circus was now a stone construction, three stories high. The lower part of the cavea (seating area) was built in marble. The arena complex was now more than 600m long and 150m wide. and could accommodate about 150,000 spectators, It held Dangerous Chariot Races Favored By Roman Crowds, The last race at the Circus Maximus was held in AD 549, almost a millennium after the first races were held at this location. Today only the layout of the original circus can be seen in what is now a large grassland. Most of the original structure has been used as building material for medieval constructions.
The Pantheon:
The Pantheon Was Built By Marcus Agrippa In the Aftermath of The Battle of Actium During his 3rd Consulship In 27BC. The Term pantheon Means "to every god". It was Re-Built By Hadrianus Caesar in About 126AD. The building is circular with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment. A rectangular vestibule links the porch to the rotunda, which is under a coffered, concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 metres (142 ft). It is one of the best-preserved of all Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history.
The Campvs Martivs:
The Campus Martius (Field of Mars) was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about 2 square kilometres (490 acres) in extent. Before the founding of Rome, the Campus Martius was a low-lying plain enclosed on the west by a bend of the Tiber River near Tiber Island, on the east by the Quirinal Hill, and on the southeast by the Capitoline Hill.
According to the Augustan historian Livy, the Campus Martius was originally a field belonging to the family of Rome's seventh and last king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. After the revolution that established the Roman Republic, the field (which had already been consecrated to Mars) was harvested, and the grain thrown into the Tiber where it settled and, along with accumulated sediment, formed islands in the centre of the river.
The Campus Martius Was the Location where Many famous wonders of Rome were Built. Including The Circvs Flaminivs, And the Theatrum Pompeivm.
An Illustration of the Campus Martius C.300AD
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