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“The Pantheon” Many centuries before the birth of Christ, the city of Rome grew, prospered, and developed into a thriving Republic. As in most cultures, Rome's buildings became more elaborate and impressive. They developed fantastic building technologies and ideas. The feats of Roman engineers were groundbreaking, and many structures built by this culture still stand today. With knowledge borrowed from the Greeks, Rome made impressive architectural achievements, these were namely major attributes of buildings, colossal …

…us very valuable information about Roman architecture. The Pantheon remains today as one of the greatest and most historical man made creation. Works Cited "Architecture." World Book Encyclopedia. 1002 ed. Bernard, Charlotte. Caesar and Rome. New York. Henry Holt and Company, 1995. Cornell, Tim, and John Matthews. Atlas of the Roman World. New York. Oxford Limited, 1994. W. Cowan, The Master Builders. John Wiley and Son, New York, 1977 Nardo, Don. The Age of Augustus. San Diego. Lucent Books, 1997.