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Roman Architectural Building Projects - Major Ancient Roman Structures

Major landmarks of ancient Roman architecture.
  1. Antonine Wall (1)
  2. Colosseum (10)
  3. Hadrian's Wall (4)
  4. Pantheon (7)
  5. Roman Roads & Aqueducts (14)
  6. Trajan's Column (5)

Pantheon

The Pantheon, built in the 1st century B.C. still stands in Rome, re-purposed as a Christian church.

Cloaca Maxima

The cloaca maxima was the sewer system of ancient Rome.

Circus Maximus

The Circus Maximus was the first and the biggest circus in Ancient Rome.

Column of Marcus Aurelius

The Column of Marcus Aurelius, which is located in Rome in the Campus Martius [see City of Rome Map], tells the story of Marcus Aurelius' German and Sarmatian campaigns (A.D. 172-175) in spiral reliefs.

Ara Pacis Augustae

Ara Pacis Augustae

Baths of Caracalla

Here are pictures of the Baths of Caracalla before they were damaged by the earthquake of April 6, 2009.

Domus Aurea

The emperor Nero's domus aurea was an enormous, extravagant complex that was largely destroyed by Nero's successors.

Roman Architecture and Monuments

Articles on Rome's buildings, monuments, and Roman architecture.

Servian Wall

The Servian Wall that surrounded the city of Rome was supposedly built by the Roman king Servius Tullius in the 6th century B.C.

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