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  • Essay / Urban Development of the Roman City - 745

    Ancient Rome is well recognized for its potential to produce a vast, dense and complex network of infrastructure ranging from roads, aqueducts, bridges, baths and temples. The Romans were impressive builders, and some of the structures built by the Romans that still exist today are testament to this. By having large infrastructures, it was one of the fundamental aspects that allowed the Roman Empire to maintain its vast territory. The Roman Empire began to prosper and ushered in a golden age of technological advancement. The pioneers of the arch and vault (figure 1) increased the scale of construction in Rome and gave the Romans the ability to produce tall buildings which led to the invention of concrete during the Second World War. century BC, which developed a whole new era of architectural and constructive thinking. As a result of these technological advances, the Roman population increased and eventually led to Roman cities had two main roads, the Cardo Maximus, the main street which runs north-south and the Decumanus, which runs east to the west, serving as a secondary street, highlighted in the ancient Roman town of Timgad, which was a typical aspect of Roman towns. Essentially, the Cardo Maximus and the Decumanus played a vital role in urban planning, but also served as a hub for economic life and business. planned completely in advance during the development of the Roman Empire. On the other hand, replacing the grid-based plan, an urban plan was a more flexible solution resulting in a more elaborate and organic "plan" that evolved over time, thus theaters, public buildings, basilicas , temples, libraries and amphitheaters were “spread throughout the urban fabric, so that no neighborhood was without a public monument” (Kostof 1991, page