Storiascopio · Era 6 of 12 · primary year 5
The Pantheon
about AD 125 · Rome
In short
The Pantheon we see today was rebuilt in the time of the emperor Hadrian, replacing an older temple put up by Agrippa. Its concrete dome is 43 metres across and remained the largest in the world for more than a thousand years. At the top there is a round opening about nine metres wide, the oculus, which is the only source of light. Since the 7th century the building has been a church, and that is one reason it has survived so well.
Why it matters Architects of every age, from Brunelleschi to Michelangelo, have studied it to learn how to build domes.
Source: Treccani, entry “Pantheon”
Where we are in the era “Ancient Rome”
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about 753 BCEvent 20 of 25AD 476
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
storiascopio.com/en/event/the-pantheon/ · free worksheet, you may photocopy it for your class