Paper Pantheon project due Th, Nov 18

Claudia Dale
Originally uploaded by trudeau

Pantheon is from the Greek, meaning "to every god."
- commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome.
- rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126 AD.[2]
- portico of three ranks of huge granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind)
- pediment opening into the rotunda, notes Wikipedia,
- under a coffered, concrete dome
- central opening (oculus) to the sky.
- dome is still the world's largest non-reinforced concrete dome
- height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 metres (142 ft).
- It is one of the best preserved of all Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history.
- map of Roma

20 pts:
- 5 colored, shaded, cut out and pasted down pantheon w explanatory notes and map of ancient Roma.
- 5 each for the 6 mult-choice questions and profile and signature of 3 respondents.
- due Th, Nov 18.