Materials
Buildings
People
Houses
Miscellaneous
100
This was used to lift heavy blocks
What is the crane or polyspaston
100
This was built using opus caementicium
What is aqueducts, Pantheon, Flavian Amphitheater...
100
The architect did this
What is providing design and technical advice
100
Name of the apartment buildings and materials used to make them
What is insulae and brick and timber
100
These were used to prevent the crane from toppling over
What is stay-ropes stretched out from the jib and anchored to the ground
200
Four tools the Roman craftsmen used that are still in use today
What are mallets, chisels, crowbars, trowels, saws, and planes
200
This was used to temporarily support the stones of an arch and when it was removed
What is timber frame and after the keystone was put in place
200
This person dedicated the arch to this person
Emperor Domitian dedicated the arch to Titus
200
Two main problems of the apartment buildings
They were rickety and liable to catch on fire
200
Year fire of Nero broke out
What is 64 AD
300
Cement was used for this
What is adhesive layer between bricks or stones
300
Images of this was carved on Titus' arch
What is the triumphal procession with prisoners and treasure captured at Jerusalem in 70 AD
300
The types of men who were the sub-contractors and their jobs
slaves or poor free men working as unskilled labor, craftsmen, carpenters, or stonemasons
300
According to Tacitus, these are reasons why the flames were able to quickly spread
What are the narrow, twisting lanes, and formless streets
300
The workers were putting these three finishing touches on the arch
What is inscribing the last inscriptions of letters, sculting the last figures, and lifting the last blocks of marble to the top of the arch
400
Concrete was used because of these qualities
It was strong enough to extend across large spaces without additional support and could carry weight of heavy superstructures
400
This replaced this other material to build arches and vaulted ceilings
What is concrete replacing stone
400
Emperor Augustus did these for the apartment buildings in Rome
What are fixing a limit of 70 feet in height and organizing fire brigades for their protection
400
The discrepancy between public buildings and ordinary houses
What is the highly decorated and marble-faced structures while the cheaply-made homes crammed in between them
400
Part of the cranes that was turned by hand to lift heavy blocks
What is capstan with projecting spokes
500
Concrete walls were hidden by these. Name two
What are marble sheets and painted plaster
500
What was the Pantheon and how did the use of concrete affect its structure
It's a temple with domed concrete and brick roof. It spans across 140 feet and rises to the same height above the floor
500
The name of the family of the contractor who built the arch and the fictional name of the person in our stories
What is Haterii and Quintus Haterius Latronianus
500
Augustus described the discrepancy between the public buildings and ordinary homes with these words in Latin and English
What is "urbem latericiam accepi, marmoream reliqui" "I found Rome built of brick and left it made of marble"
500
Two of the buildings Domitian restored after the fire and three he newly built
What is Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus or Flavian Amphitheater and temples, stadium, concert hall, Titus' Arch, or a palace on Palatine
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