Roman architecture. Although this doesn't come to mind very often, Roman architecture hides many things behind it. The Etruscans began living in Rome in 700 BC. There they created art and many architectural buildings. At that time the Romans had no real art. They copied Etruscan art and yet they didn't want them to live in Rome. As a result, the Romans exterminated almost all of Rome's Etruscans. Later the Romans were influenced by Greek art to derive their own artistic ways and vision of art. From domes to concrete to columns and mosaics. The Romans derived methods from classical Greek and their own to create a world of various architectural figures and monuments to discover the Roman message. But why did the Romans create the architectural and artistic constructions? How did they make them? And what importance do they have in the world? Today, Roman architecture is studied by many people and seen as a wonderful world created by the roots of the architect. The Romans built their own architecture, but they had important reasons why they decided to do so. Most importantly, they began their architecture for religious reasons. They used important buildings to worship their gods. Just like the Greeks, the Romans built temples to clarify certain gods and goddesses and to worship them. “Each god needed an image – usually a statue or relief in stone or bronze – and an altar or temple at which to offer prayers and sacrifices.” Furthermore, the Romans considered humans to be a very important aspect in life. They built many buildings for entertainment. In addition to the Colosseum, archaeologists have excavated and found a structure called Gabii. According to Professor Nicola Terrenato of the University of Michigan's Musa 2, it could be the first public document...... half of......."Ancient Rome. Np, nd Web. 10 March 2014. ."Architecture Studies Semester in Rome."Study In Italy. GoMedia, nd Web. 10 Mar. 2014."Tourism in Rome."Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Feb. 2014. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. .Warner, Bernhard. "Ancient Roman concrete is about to revolutionize modern architecture. "Bloomberg Business Week. Bloomberg, June 14, 2013. Web. March 10, 2014." Worship. "PBS. PBS, nd Web. March 10. 2014.