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Notes on video lecture:
Temple of Jupiter Anxur at Terracina
Notes taken by Edward Tanguay on January 27, 2014 (go to class or lectures)
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unusual, subway, performances, Jupiter, cryptoporticus, Etruscan, light, sea, Hercules, storage, podium
Temple of                Anxur at Terracina
100 BC to 70 BC
spectacularly sited
accentuated the buildings from a distance
gave those in the buildings amazing views
best view is from the       
you can only see the              today, but it is well preserved
podium supported temple
                 plan and Greek elevation
probably stone construction
angle is slightly skewed, very                for the Romans
Romans typically had architecture facing at right angles
made out of concrete
Opus Incertum
has panorama views through the lateral arches inside the arcades
exciting visual experience with the creation of vistas and panoramas, quintessentially Roman
had underground passageway:                             
used for               
it still exists and you can visit it
concrete, barrel-vaulted corridor
allowed            into the structure
meant to attract pilgrims from far and wide
seen from a boat and you would be drawn to them
off the beaten track but on the road from Rome to Naples
Temple of                  at Tivoli
similar to Temple of Jupiter Anxur in its intentions
also hoted social functions
rests on tall and large podium
circular staircase which adds drama, shaped like a theater
a place that people could gather and sit, probably to watch                         
temple pushed up against the back wall
characteristic of forum design as it is for sanctuary design
preserved in part
columns in between the arcades
opus incertum work
columns don't support anything, entirely for decorative purposes
columns made out of concrete
also has a cryptoporticus
not a storage area but a street
can still be seen today, looks like an underground             


columnar, adj. having the shape of a column  "Basalt is used in making cobblestones from columnar basalt and in making statues."
cryptoporticus, n. underground passageway, e.g. under a Roman temple  "There are many archaeological structures which date back to the Roman era, when Coimbra was the settlement of Aeminium, such as its well-preserved aqueduct and cryptoporticus."

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Temple of Jupiter Anxur at Terracina
what is the process of making walls out of concrete then attaching stones to the outside
Opus Incertum [in-KAIR-tum]
where is there a Temple of Hercules east of Rome?
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Ara Pacis Augustae
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Tiberius' Villa Jovis on Capri
Caligula, Lighter Concrete, and the Underground Basilica
The Significance of Nero's Octagonal Room on Roman Architecture
Hadrian's Pantheon
The Flavian Amphitheater a.k.a. the Roman Colosseum
The Temple of Venus and Roma
The Arch of Titus
The 79 AD Ruins of Herculaneum
Early History of Pompeii