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The Cost of the Architecture The Cost of the Architecture
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Application of the Calculation Methodology to Buildings for which we Know the True Cost Application of the Calculation Methodology to Buildings for which we Know the True Cost
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Cost Comparison between the Templum Pacis and the Upper Terrace of the Tarraco Provincial Forum Cost Comparison between the Templum Pacis and the Upper Terrace of the Tarraco Provincial Forum
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The Templum Pacis The Templum Pacis
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The Upper Terrace of the Provincial Forum at Tarraco The Upper Terrace of the Provincial Forum at Tarraco
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Analysis of the Cost Differences Analysis of the Cost Differences
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Conclusions Conclusions
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4 Cost Differences in Temple-Building between Rome and the Provinces
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Published:June 2023
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Abstract
Some of the largest architectural projects in Roman towns and cities were religious buildings. They were often dedicated to the imperial cult, built within huge porticoed squares, and lavishly decorated with large amounts of imported marble. They were, therefore, projects that required a considerable financial investment—investment about which we rarely have any details. However, we can attempt to glean information by applying the building cost calculation methodology that has been developed over the last few years. This chapter applies this calculation methodology to a range of buildings with interesting results. Based on the study of temples in North Africa, costs recorded in the epigraphy of temple buildings do not always reflect the true cost of their construction. There are also notable differences in cost between complexes built in Rome and their provincial imitations, as demonstrated by comparison of the Forum Pacis of Rome and the Provincial Forum of Tarragona. This study also allows us to estimate the financial investment in one of the most important imperial cult complexes built in a provincial city—Tarraco—at a particularly outstanding moment of its history. Although results must be considered as approximate values, we can now cautiously introduce building costs into the analysis of architecture. This allows us to compare different constructions and better calibrate the effort made by specific towns or local elites in undertaking certain building projects, and, consequently, to evaluate the effort and economic resources required by towns when imitating the grand building projects of Rome.
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