Buildings
Baths
public baths where ordinary people would bath, visit a library, and dine.
Circus
Arena for chariot racing
Column
a circular pillar
Arch
a semi circular support
Dome
an archway/groin vault extended around to create a circular ceiling
Forum
City centre
Theatre
for plays, dances and other entertainment and public events
Capital
The head of a column
Barrel Vault
The archway elongated to create a tunnel
Portico
an entranceway with columns
Buildings of the Forum
temples, basilicas, senate house and markets
Aqueduct
Transports water across valleys and into cities
Doric
A column with a simple capital consisting of an echinus and abacus
Rotunda
a circular room
Peristyle
a line of columns usually surrounding a courtyard.
Basilica
Large building with open indoor spaces- used for public meetings, courts, and markets
Altar
A place to make animal sacrifices
Tuscan
A column with a simple capital - a echinus and abacus
Pediment
a triangular front od a classical buildings roof
Groin vault
Two archways cross sectioned like a cross opening up a space
Amphitheatre
Arena for gladiatorial games and other entertainment
Triumphal Arch
Commemorative monument celebrating a commander's military victory