Colosseum

Arch of Triumphs in the Roman Empire

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Roman culture, the last great culture of the ancient world, was created on the Hellenistic heritage. However, Greek and Roman cultures were based on different value systems. Greek artists were deeply religious and their greatest architectural achievement was the temple. In their artistic expression, they sought the universal, the ideal form, and they sought harmony … Read more

The Arena in Pula

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The term “arena” for the amphitheater only emerged in the Middle Ages. Older writers also mention this word as “La Rena” because the Italian words “arena” and “rena” have the same basic meaning – sand. Namely, the central area of the amphitheater was a round or elliptical fighting pit covered with sand, and the entire … Read more