1 1. Introduction to Roman Architecture 2 2. It Takes a City: The Founding of Rome and the Beginnings of Urbanism in Italy 3 3. Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture 4 4. Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, A.D. 79 5 5. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii 6 6. Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration 7 7. Gilding the Lily: Painting Palaces and Villas in the First Century A.D. 8 8. Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls 9 9. From Brick to Marble: Augustus Assembles Rome 10 10. Accessing Afterlife: Tombs of Roman Aristocrats, Freedmen, and Slaves 11 11. Notorious Nero and His Amazing Architectural Legacy 12 12. The Creation of an Icon: The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome 13 13. The Prince and the Palace: Human Made Divine on the Palatine Hill 14 Paper Topics: Discovering the Roman Provinces and Designing a Roman City 15 14. The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan 16 15. Rome and a Villa: Hadrian's Pantheon and Tivoli Retreat 17 16. The Roman Way of Life and Death at Ostia, the Port of Rome 18 17. Bigger Is Better: The Baths of Caracalla and Other Second- and Third-Century Buildings in Rome 19 18. Hometown Boy: Honoring an Emperor's Roots in Roman North Africa 20 19. Baroque Extravaganzas: Rock Tombs, Fountains, and Sanctuaries in Jordan, Lebanon, and Libya 21 20. Roman Wine in Greek Bottles: The Rebirth of Athens 22 21. Making Mini Romes on the Western Frontier 23 22. Rome Redux: The Tetrarchic Renaissance 24 23. Rome of Constantine and a New Rome