The Pantheon (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Flashcards

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Original Pantheon builder & date

Agrippa in 27 BC

Pantheon rebuilder & date

Emperor Hadrian, c. 118-125 AD

Meaning of 'pantheon' in Greek

All divine beings

No. of columns in Pantheon portico

Sixteen Corinthian columns

Diameter of Pantheon's rotunda

43 metres

Width of Pantheon's oculus

9 metres wide

Oculus function in Pantheon

Only source of natural light

Type of dome in Pantheon

Coffered concrete dome

Pantheon vs Greek temples: experience

Pantheon: interior experience; Greek temples: exterior rituals

Emperor's role at Pantheon

Intermediary between divine & earthly realms

Pantheon's imperial ideology

Rome as centre of world, home to all gods

Cassius Dio quote on Pantheon

It contains images of many gods

Pliny's Pantheon description

Remarkable for vaulted roof & magnificence of decoration

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