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Meta Sudans

Meta Sudans was A large cone-shaped water fountain. It was built next to Colosseum in 96 AD. modern equivalent of Meta Sudans is simply a water fountain that could be found in Manhattan or anywhere around the city.

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Peristyle Court

A Peristyle Court is a columned porch or open colonnade in a building surrounding a court that may contain an internal garden. Nowadays, people also may build this kind of garden in their villas but with smaller columns .   … Continue reading

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Equus Traiani or Equus Caneri

Equus Traiani is the equestrian statue of Trajan who was an Roman Emperor that stood in the middle of the Trajan’s forum.  We could see the modern equivalent easily, especially in the park. One example is George Washington at Valley … Continue reading

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What is a City

A city is a place gathering people to live together. It has well organized systems in order to make the city functions well, such as transportation systems, social security system, environmental protection agency, sanitary bureau, resource power system etc. Of … Continue reading

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what is a city

A city is usually defined as a dense, populated urban area. There are several components a city must have in order to be a full functioning city. A city should have paths, districts and nodes to create convenince to its … Continue reading

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Basilica

A Basilica is large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse, used in ancient Rome as a court of law or for public assemblies. A similar building used as a Christian church. The name given to certain churches granted … Continue reading

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What is a city

City is a place where many people live. Many people consider cities like the civilizations from years ago. City is an urban place where societies build many houses and their lives. The city contains industries y many others places where … Continue reading

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City Definition

Ana Perez After reading all the articles that were distributed in class, this was my  conclusion  about what a city is: A city is a geographical space with an economic system where services and industries predominate. A city is able … Continue reading

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THE TABULARIAN_ROME – Moniruz Zaman

On the western side of the Roman Forum, was the Tabularian, which was the building where the state archive was housed. In other words, it was the state record office. It was the place where laws, deeds, records, treaties, etc. were kept. It was … Continue reading

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Downtown Rome- “The Rostra”

Ana Perez The Rostra was a large platform built in the city of Rome that stood during the republican and imperial periods. Magistrates, politicians, advocates and other orators spoke to the assembled people of Rome from this highly honored and elevated spot. Typically, a speaker’s platform is called … Continue reading

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