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This 3 page paper examines three of Rome's greatest contributions to mankind in regard to urban planning or architecture. Examples given, timelines named. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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planning that was involved. The Roman city was a massive monument of urban planning at its height. Many of those works still stand witness to the ingenuity of early Rome
architects and planners. When studying ancient civilizations much is left up to the imagination when archaeological artifacts are found. What were they used for? How were they made? This also
applies to buildings and structures which are uncovered. What purpose did the structure serve? How did it service the culture and the people? From much of the archeological evidence, it
would seem that there are at least three architectural contributions which the Romans gave to the world. In Period One: 27 B.C. Julius Caesar has been assassinated and his
heir, Augustus has assumed the leadership(Roman Timeline 2004). One of the great contributions during this time was that of Urban space. Urban space is the arena of the political
activity as well as religious festivals and cultural activities and under the rule of Augustus this was expanded. What this dictated then was a city that would be built around
areas of community gathering points and places. The political backing that would have been necessary in order to get something like that to remain in place and the programs on
track generation after generation stand in great testimony to the true greatness of this civilization. If the nature and worth of a civilization is measured by the layout of its
cities, then it can safely be assumed that ancient Greece was among one of the foremost cities of its time. The next period, Period Two: 69 B.C. shows the continued
improvements of the aqueducts in Rome(Roman Timeline, see also Scully). At first these ingenious structures were only for filling the public and royal baths. However, in this period of
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