1. Triad of Great Buildings By Brady McGettigan

2. Introduction This presentation covers a triad... really a triumvirate of great buildings, the Pantheon, the Forum, and the Theater of Marcellus. Additionally, each building is presented in three views! Although triumvirate usually refers to three male leaders, I think of these buildings as having such a powerful presence in Rome that they must have truly influenced the Roman culture just as much as any of their great leaders.

3. Pantheon Building type: temple Builder: Emperor Hadrian Date built: A.D. 118 Materials: marble floor Location: Rome, Italy Must know: has an oculus which is the only source of light, the artist Raphael is buried here, Marcus Agrippa built original building in 27 B.C which was burnt in A.D. 80, rebuilt by Emperor Domitian in burnt again in A.D. 110. Exterior photo Detail photo of portico Interior photo of famous oculus with sunbeam

4. Forum Building type: city center Builder: many Date built: 100 to 300 Materials; masonry and cut stone Location: Rome, Italy Must know: the center of Roman business, government and religious activity in Rome. The Black Stone is here where Romulus is buried! Did you know that in Latin, forum means “a place out of doors”? Plan drawing Exterior view, northwest Exterior view, southeast with the Colosseum in the distance!

5. Theater of Marcellus Building type: theater Builder: Emperor Augustus (dedicated it to his first son-in-law, Marcellus) Date built: 13 b.c. Materials: tufa, travertine, brickwork and plaster Location: Rome, Italy Must know: largest theater of the Roman Empire, could sit 12,000 spectators, owned by the Favvi Family (who later turned it into a fortress and part of it a hotel) What the theater looked like in Ancient Rome! What the theater looks like NOW in Rome! Current exterior photo

7. Sources: Great Buildings: http://www.greatbuildings.com/ http://www.greatbuildings.com/ Ancient Rome by Nigel Rodgers Maps: http://www.roman- empire.net/maps/rome/pantheon.html