The ancient Romans constructed some of the first ever purpose-built venues for mass-entertainment. How do these structures enhance the audience’s experience of the spectacle? This album looks at famous Roman buildings like the Colosseum, a venue designed to impress, where vast numbers of people cong…
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Transcript -- An audio introduction to this album.
Transcript -- The most impressive structure in ancient Rome
How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures.
Transcript -- How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures.
How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Rome’s ruling dynasties.
Transcript -- How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Rome’s ruling dynasties.
Entertaining and impressing large numbers of people in ancient Rome.
Transcript -- Entertaining and impressing large numbers of people in ancient Rome.
When only fragments remain how are we to get a sense of what the structure felt like to be inside?
Transcript -- When only fragments remain how are we to get a sense of what the structure felt like to be inside?
In Rome, water was not only a necessity but used as a cultural symbol. The Baths were an important source of civic pride.
Transcript -- In Rome, water was not only a necessity but used as a cultural symbol. The Baths were an important source of civic pride.
The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity.
Transcript -- The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity.
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