FACTS ABOUT ANCIENT ROMAN ARCHITECTURE

    - Circus Maximus http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/circusmaximus.htm 

• largest stadium in ancient Rome
• popular chariot races were held there for almost  a thousand years
• used for events such as gladiator combats
• the last race was held in 549 AD
• it was also used for processions

- Colosseum http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/colosseum

• located east of the Roman Forum
• the largest amphitheater in Rome
• used for four centuries 
• By the 20th century, nearly two-thirds of it was destroyed
• measures from 620 feet by 513 feet

- Aqueducts http://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-aqueducts.php 

• a waterway system
• first evidence of Roman engineering
• built from stone and brick
• built to carry the flow of water to Rome
• there were 30 miles of arched structures

- Roman Forum http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/rome/sights/historic/roman-forum

• Rome's showpiece centre
• developed in the 7th century
• fell into disrepair after the fall of the Roman Empire
• known as the "cow field" in the middle ages
• district of temples and basilicas