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Rome was responsible for some of the most influential innovations in architecture that are still used to this day.

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For all citizens of the city of Rome, whether rich or poor, amenities such as public bathhouses and gladiator rings were within walking distance and accessible to all

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The Romans were also great inventors. they quickly adopted new construction techniques using new materials and uniquely combined existing techniques with creative designs.

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The basilica was adopted by the Christian church but was conceived by the Romans as a place for any large gathering

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Famed for his skills of bridge building, like the Trajans Baths in Rome

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The first all-marble building was the Temple of Jupiter Stater in Rome (146 BCE), but it was not until the Empire that the use of marble became more widespread and the stone of choice for the most impressive state-funded building projects.

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Many of these innovations were a response to the changing practical needs of Roman society

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Romans  architecture continued the legacy left by the earlier architects of the Greek world, and the roman respect for this tradition and their particular reverence for the established architectural orders, especially the Corinthian, is evident in many of their large public buildings.

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By Aleah, and Lauren Schneider