Map of the Roman Empire in CE 117

Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it a major human settlement for almost three millennia and one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in Europe. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded by many as the first-ever Imperial city and metropolis.

Architecture serves a variety of purposes, and with ever changing societal needs, the structure, use, and design of buildings and temples also changes. This can be seen through the architectural …

Ever since I came across the Vancouver Art Gallery poster featuring their latest exhibition, a corner of my heart had been preoccupied with seeing the Renaissance romanticism.

The so-called ‘fall of Rome’ in 476 CE was only one of a series of events that led to the eventual demise of the Roman Empire.