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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPod/iPhone

The splendidly evocative ruins of ancient Rome have long been a challenge to historians and archaeologists in reconstructing how it looked and functioned. It became the largest city in the western world during the imperial period, so how was the city constructed, and what were the materials used? How was it defended, supplied with food and water, and how were the people housed and entertained, and above all, how did it function? These video tracks use various famous sites such as the Baths of Caracalla and the Pantheon to answer some of these questions. This material forms part of the course AT308 Cities and technology: from Babylon to Singapore.

  • 57 seconds
    Imperial Rome and Ostia
    A brief introduction to the album.
    23 August 2009, 1:29 am
  • Transcript -- Imperial Rome and Ostia
    Transcript -- A brief introduction to the album.
    23 August 2009, 1:29 am
  • 4 minutes 57 seconds
    The construction of Imperial Rome
    A large scale model shows us how Imperial Rome once looked and we also learn some of its fascinating history.
    23 August 2009, 1:28 am
  • Transcript -- The construction of Imperial Rome
    Transcript -- A large scale model shows us how Imperial Rome once looked and we also learn some of its fascinating history.
    23 August 2009, 1:28 am
  • 1 minute 37 seconds
    Aqueducts in Rome
    A look at how aqueducts were a great engineering achievement in Imperial Rome.
    23 August 2009, 1:27 am
  • Transcript -- Aqueducts in Rome
    Transcript -- A look at how aqueducts were a great engineering achievement in Imperial Rome.
    23 August 2009, 1:27 am
  • 1 minute 10 seconds
    The Aurelianic wall
    The renewed threat of barbarian invasion led to the construction of the Aurelianic wall - the second fortification in the history of Imperial Rome.
    23 August 2009, 1:26 am
  • Transcript -- The Aurelianic wall
    Transcript -- The renewed threat of barbarian invasion led to the construction of the Aurelianic wall - the second fortification in the history of Imperial Rome.
    23 August 2009, 1:26 am
  • 1 minute 7 seconds
    Feeding the Roman Empire
    This track looks at how grain - a staple part of the Roman diet - was shipped in to feed the Roman's and where the grain was stored.
    23 August 2009, 1:25 am
  • Transcript -- Feeding the Roman Empire
    Transcript -- This track looks at how grain - a staple part of the Roman diet - was shipped in to feed the Roman's and where the grain was stored.
    23 August 2009, 1:25 am
  • 4 minutes 58 seconds
    Ostia
    Ostia became one of the largest provincial cities of the Roman Empire and here we look at how built-up the ancient settlement was, and the importance of river trade.
    23 August 2009, 1:24 am
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