PUP200 Roman Holiday

What brief description is the best explanation of the "Middle Ages" in Europe highlighted by Professor Bagchi-Sen?

All of the answers are correct

At what point in history did Rome start to change from being a small town to evolving into an empire?

Can be tracked to the 8th century

The peak period of the Roman Empire occurred in the late first and early second centuries A.D. This after Nero rebuilt Rome (after the fire in 64 A.D.). In this time period, Rome became the largest city and no other city exceeded its size until Sherlock Holmes' London. What "wow" statistics did the readings present to support this claim?

Greater than 6 square miles

What ever happens to the photographs taken of Princess Ann and Joseph Bradley on their Roman Holiday?

Joe's friend Irving presents the princess with his photographs

Does the princess ever divulge her true identity during the tour of Rome?

No

This famous building found in Rome was designed by Emperor Hadrian, and it took about 7 years to build. It is remarkably well preserved, because it has been used continuously for the past two millennia -- resulting in maintenance and upkeep. Certainly, it started out as a Roman temple, but it was converted to a Catholic Church in the 6th century. Today, some six million people visit this building, where it is regarded as the largest unreinforced dome. What is its name?

Pantheon

What Roman locations did Professor Bagchi-Sen highlight as filming locations in the Roman Holiday (1953) movie?

Plazzo Colonna Gallery

What is the brief description of the city of Rome today presented in the faculty lecture?

Rome is the capital of italy, it has a lot of green space

What events best describe early Rome, before it became an empire?

Rome was founded 753 B.C

Why does the princess pass out on a bench?

She had a reaction to the medication

What type of use did the Romans have for this type of a distinctive building? Two examples are provide below from the readings. Please select the best answer.

Temple

Greek theatres are found in modern culture, such as the one at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. They originated in ancient Greece. The Romans also had theatres for outside performances and other outside events. The images below portray two types of architectural styles for theatres. One of the images below portrays a theatre that has hillside seating. The structure is permanent. The other image portrays a theatre that can be erected anywhere for a big event and then taken down -- a "free-standing" amphitheatre. The prefix amphi means "both" or "both sides" and so seating could run completely around a central arena (as opposed to being on a hillslope only). Which one of these architectural styles was developed by ancient Roman architects?

The style allowing free-standing seating

Italy is a semi-arid climate, much like California. There are long periods when it does not rain (typically in summer). What did the Romans do to establish a reliable water supply?

The used aquaducts

Roman architecture celebrates the the various triumphs of the empire. Romans loved to commemorate a successful military campaign at a free-standing archway called a triumphal arch. The photo below is not one of these archways, but is a cousin -- called a __________. Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

triumphal collumn