m Boarium. It is purely Greek in style and was built in the 2nd century BC. A similar shaped temple is located at Tivoli. It was built at around the same time too. Another early temple is the one at Perigueux dedicated to the goddess Vesunna (Cornell and Matthews). It was circular shaped also and constructed very early in the history of the Roman Republic. Lesser deities accordingly had smaller temples. An example of this is the temple of Fortuna Virilis, the deity of a remote harbor. Many temples became Christian churches in the Middle Ages (Cornell and Matthews 89). In addition to the Pantheon, the Temple of Antoninus and Fautina had this happen to them (Cornell and Matthews 142).The Romans built amphitheaters of all sizes, but most of which employed great architecture. An early amphitheater was located in Italica. It was dedicated to Hadrian and could seat 25,000. Another large theater built by the Romans was the one at Augst. Amphitheaters changed as communities grew. This amphitheater was no exception. It was first very small but later enlarged to a capacity of 8000. Roman colonies soon had their own amphitheaters (Cornell and Matthews 187). Perhaps one of the best examples in Asia Minor is the theater of Aspendus in Pamphylia. It was built in the 2nd century AD and greatly illustrates the importance of these monuments to the Roman people. Surprising numbers of amphitheaters were located near harbors, one example is the great theater along the Aradiane Harbor at the city of Ephesus. Aphrodisias is home to another tremendous theater that later became a Byzantine fortress (Cornell and Matthews 154). Walls and a rectangular arena were added so gladiatorial shows could be held. The amphitheater at El-Djem was among the largest in the empire. As was common, it was built on the site of a similar structure in the early 3rd century (Cornell and Matthews 163).The Romans built baths in most towns as a place to bathe, r...
