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Tour on Ancient Rome Speech

Sose assignment

Tour on ancient Rome

Welcome to my interesting and exciting tour on ancient Rome. Today I will be discussing and elaborating on the Julio Claudian Emperors in the period of time between 28BC and 64AD.

The Julio Claudian Emperors consisted of five men consisting of Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. Augustus was the great nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. This led him to take over the role of being Emperor from 28BC – 14AD. After his death, he had Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero to rule after one another.

Today I will be introducing to you the Mausoleum of Augustus, Colussus of Nero, Arch of Claudius, Arch of Tiberius and the circus of Caligula and Nero.

The Mausoleum of Augustus is a large tomb built by Augustus and an army authorized by him in 28BC on Campus Martius which is east of the Fiume Tevere river in Rome. The Mausoleum is no longer open to tourists due to its ageing, vandalism and lack of maintenance towards it. The ruins, however, still remain as a huge landmark. Many were buried here in the Mausoleum including Augustus himself along with Claudius, Caligula and Tiberius. The first person buried in the Mausoleum was Marcellus, Augustus’s nephew in 23BC.

The Colossus of Nero is a big bronze statue of Nero himself that was built across from the Colloseum. The Colloseum is a popular attraction in Rome, it holds 50,000 spectators in a circular arena where many fights and battles were held. The statue is 37 metres high and was designed by a Greek architect named Zenadoras. This is where the statue was believed to be. After Nero’s reign, the emperor Vespasian renamed it as the sun of God Helios (Colossus Solis) because of his dislike of Nero. Emperor Hadrian removed the statue to make way for the Temple of Venus and Roma near the Colosseum. The statue was removed in 1936. Many believe that the name of the colosseum was from the colossus of Nero.

The Arch of Claudius was constructed to honour Claudius on his victorious invasion against the British. The Romans invaded the Britains because Britain helped the French fight against the Roman general Julius Caesar. The arch was dedicated in 51AD as a reminder of this victory. This Roman arch is one of the most intriguing monuments of the Julio-Claudian period because of the success against the Britains. It was believed to have been destroyed before the eighth century but remains were found in 1562, 1641 and again in 1869.

The arch of Tiberius was built in 16AD to congratulate Germanicus’ standard Varus captured by the Germans in the battle of Teutonberg in 9AD. The arch of Tiberius is believed to be above ground level and can be accessed by stairs of a few steps. It appears to have been constructed as a single arch, like the later arch of Titus which was of the same construction system cut stone masonry, flanked by two columns of the Corinthian order. The foundation has been found on roman forums but nothing is visible.

Built by the Emperor Caligula between 37 and 40AD was the Circus of Caligula and Nero. The circus was the stage for the persecution of the Christians by Nero. The circus was already out of use one hundred and fifty years after it was built, about the time Emperor Caracalla, he built a large circular mausoleum on top of the circus.

To conclude my tour on the Julio Claudian Emperors I will show you a short youtube video to display a method on how buildings and bodies were fossilised from that time period.

Thankyou for watching my tour on Ancient Rome. I hope you enjoyed it.

Bibliography

Archinform, last update 2-12-09, Mausoleo di Augusto, eng.archinform.net/projekte/10080.htm

Vision-insights and new horizons, History-Nero's Colussus, www.davidhulme.net/visionmedia/overview_aspx?id=341

Absolute Astromony, Colossus of Nero, www.absoluteastromomy.com/topics/Colossus_of_Nero

Wikipedia, Arch of Claudius (British victory), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of Claudius_%28British_victory%29

A view on Cities, Mausoleum of Augustus, www.aviewoncities.com/rome/mausoleumofaugustus.htm

A.A Barret, 1991, Jstor, Claudius' British Victory Arch in Rome, www.jstor.org/pss/526627

Kevin Matthews, W, www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Mausoleum_of_Augustus.html

Ancient worlds, Arch of Tiberius, www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Article/882173

Roman Civilisation: The Empire, Comumbia University Press, Harper & Row, Publishers Inc., 10East 53rd street, New York N.Y 10022, Page 9

James Grout, Wikipedia, Arch of Claudius (British victory), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Claudius_(British_victory)

Circus of Caligula and Nero

Arch of Tiberius

Arch of Claudius

Colossus of Nero

This is the Colossus of Nero on a stamp infront of the Colosseum.

Mausoleum of Augustus

Mausoleum of Augustus

Building structure:

Building type- tomb, castle, fortress.

Construction system- cut stone bearing masonry

Climate- mediterranean

Context- urban

Style- ancient Rome

Notes- In the form of a huge cylinder. Originally topped with evergreen trees and a bronze statue of Augustus.

The mausoleum of Augustus is a very aged building today covered in vines and weeds.

Kevin Matthews, W, www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Mausoleum_of_Augustus.html

Augustus

Intended primarily for the people of the Rome. Augustus' account for his stewardship summarizes his career under three headings: the offices and honors congerred upon him, his expenditures out of his own funds for public purposes, his deeds in war and peace.
Augustus was the main ruler of his time and set all goals for the town.

Roman Civilisation: The Empire
Columbia University Press
Harper & Row publishers Inc.
10 east 53rd street
New York NY 10022
Page 9

Colossus of Nero

Mausoleum of Augustus

The Mausoleum of Augustus is a large tomb built by Augustus in 28BC on Campus Martius in Rome. The Mausoleum is no longer open to tourists as it is ageing and the carelessness towards the monument but the ruins still remain as a huge landmark. Many were buried in Mausoleum including himself.

archinform last update 2-12-09
Mausoleo di Augusto
eng.archinform.net/projekte/10080.htm

Visits

The places I will be exploring during my presentation for my assignment are:

• Mausoleum of Augustus
• Colossus of Nero
• Arch of Claudius (British victory)
• Arch of Tiberius
• Circus of Caligula and Nero

Times they ruled

AD (14-68) ,the four companions of Augustus, the first Roman Empire: Tiberius (reigned 14-37), Caligula (37-41), Claudius (41-54) and Nero (54-68).

• Augustus was the great-nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar (the Julia gens), although
• Tiberius was the adopted son of Augustus, he came from the Claudia gens.
• Caligula was a great grandson of Augustus.
• Claudius was a nephew of Tiberius
• Nero was the great-nephew and adopted son of Claudius

Julio Claudian Emperors

The 5 Julio Claudian Emperors are:

• Augustus
• Tiberius
• Caligula
• Claudius
• Nero

For more information on each of these emperors click here

Decisions.. Decisions

I have finally decided on what theme I am going to be looking at doing. I will be doing the Julio Claudian emperors, which contain Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. From much help by Mrs Langford I now know what I have to do with this task.

Learning it all

This is my first blog and i am finding some very interesting subjects in this task. I am starting to think about what i will do my assignment, maybe emperors. But still, I am not as sure about this task on what I'm supposed to be doing.