no the Romans were not the first ancient Egypt was the first to use the colums!!
The Romans adopted the Greek orders Styles) for making columns (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian) but also developed the composite style, which combined aspects of two reorders. They used columns for the temples and for porticoes.
The Romans rarely combined arches and columns. Large Roman buildings, the bridges and the bridgework of aqueducts made extensive use of the simple (barrel) arch and the vaulted arch (or vault, for vaulted roofs). Arches did not need columns. When the Romans combined arches with columns it was for decorative purposes. Roman ttemples were based on Greek models and were post-and-lintel structures resting on columns. Because of this, they did not have arches.
They copied them from the Greeks:IonicCorinthianDoric.
columns and open spaces
The Romans adopted the three Greek orders (styles) of columns: Dorian, Ionic and Corinthian. They also developed the composite order, which combined elements of two orders.
The Romans adopted the Greek orders Styles) for making columns (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian) but also developed the composite style, which combined aspects of two reorders. They used columns for the temples and for porticoes.
The Romans rarely combined arches and columns. Large Roman buildings, the bridges and the bridgework of aqueducts made extensive use of the simple (barrel) arch and the vaulted arch (or vault, for vaulted roofs). Arches did not need columns. When the Romans combined arches with columns it was for decorative purposes. Roman ttemples were based on Greek models and were post-and-lintel structures resting on columns. Because of this, they did not have arches.
Colonnades or pillars.
They copied them from the Greeks:IonicCorinthianDoric.
Arches!
Everything! Including columns.
columns and open spaces
The Romans adopted the three Greek orders (styles) of columns: Dorian, Ionic and Corinthian. They also developed the composite order, which combined elements of two orders.
The Romans were the first to use concrete.
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Romans
The columns of Jerash was built by romans a long time ago. They also built the stadium were battles and chariot racing was taken