Marcus Agrippa

The above inscription is over the entrance to the Pantheon, although the first Roman Pantheon built by Augustus C'sar's architect and minister Marcus Agrippa was destroyed in the great fire of 80 A.D. Rebuilt by Domitian, the temple burned again in 110 A.D. and was rebuilt during the reign of Emperor Hadrian between 118 and 125 A.D., during the time when the Roman Empire "attained the zenith of its material prosperity" (Kostof 217). The Pantheon, the most significant representation of imperial Roman architecture of the Hadrian period, was conceived of as a temple to all the gods, and it reflects the political as well as the religious values of its time.

Although influenced by Greek models, Roman architecture had a style and shape all its own. Roman buildings such as the Pantheon were larger and more ornate than the Greek models, such as the Parthenon. In addition, Roman architecture had the advantage of concrete as a building material that was less expensive and more plentiful than marble and materials used by the Greeks. The

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