Greek and Roman Temples
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Greek and Roman Temples
Religious temples served an enormous purpose during both the periods of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Temples were impressive buildings which gave the town a striking appearance, and were used for essential religious practices that were an important part of both the Roman and Greek culture. Greek and Roman Temples had both, similarities and differences.
The first Roman temples originated from the Etruscan temples, which appear from the sixth century B.C. When the Romans came into contact with the Greeks and their highly developed culture, Roman temples were mostly built to model the example of the Greek temples. The most striking part of both the Roman and Greek temples was the column. A column always consisted of a shaft, a capital, and sometimes a base, depending on the order of architecture.
The Greeks, knew three orders: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The Doric column consisted of a shaft with drums and a capital...