Innovation in Roman Construction; What has Changed and Stayed the Same in Modern Society?

Ancient Roman architecture has played a large part in modern culture in terms of helping to give newer buildings a specific and unique look. The Romans were very smart and were able to update their technology vastly to new levels due to working off of and improving other older civilizations’ techniques. There were many great architects at the time such as Marcus Vitruvius Pollio that were crucial to the innovation of ancient Rome. Many of these techniques are still used today to help construct newer buildings based on different types of Roman buildings (i.e. domes, amphitheaters, arches). Materials such as concrete have also proved to be very useful for many crucial parts of society, and domes have stayed one of the more popular designs used for larger buildings. While some techniques were kept up into modern civilization, others were forgotten or replaced by more efficient methods that were discovered. I will be looking into how architecture and other types of construction have changed or stayed the same within our society and ancient Roman society.