How long did Rome take to build Intelligent answers welcome!?

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Answer 1

Rome started, according to legend on the 21st of April 753 B.C. , the day Romulus killed his brother Remus and proclaimed Rome. Originally it was either a bandit stockade or a collection of villages on the seven hills. There is a site of the hut of Romulus on the Palatine hill. For the first 250 years or so Rome had kings. The last three, especially, (Tarquinius Lucius Priscus, Severus Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus) built up Rome immensely. Especially the last one. He was said to have built the Circus Maximus and the Clocoa Maximus(the sewerage system). By the republic's time(foundered in 509 B.C.) Rome was surroundered by the Serverian walls(built by Serverus Tullius), and had the appearence somewhat of the classical look. In other words you could recognise it as Rome.

During the Republic it was built up further and by the time of Augutus (<30> 27 B.C.- 14 A.D.) it had the general proportions of it's zenith. As Augustus said. " I found Rome clothed in wood- I left it clothed in marble". The emperors built upon it and almost everything you see in the classical pictures of it were present by the time of Nerva(96-98 A.D.) The Collesium having been built and completed by the Flavian dynasty ( VESPESIAN, TITUS and DOMITAIN)-69-96 A.D. Later emperors added things like the Baths of Caraculla and the baths of Constantine.

This process had taken a long time. From the 21st of April 753 B.C. to the republic of 509 B.C. it had taken 244 years to have it begin taking shape. From 509 B.C. to 14 A.D. it had taken a further 522 years(there was no year nought). From 14 A.D. to 96 A.D. it had taken another 82 years. And from 96 A.D. to 336 A.D. it had taken 240 years. It was reconginsable from the reign of Augustus(taking 766 years) and basically had almost all we recognise in 96 A.D.(taking 848 years) But everthing we know was not there till after 1,088 years(336 A.D.) So basically it took really over a thousand years to complete. But over 800 years to what most people would look at today.

The city was unbelievabley magnificant. It was eventually surroundered by two walls. The old Servian wall and the new Aurelian wall( built by Aurelian-restorer of the world). It was approximately 10 square miles (the city) a huge amount in those days. It had the Collesium which could seat a minimum of 50,000. It had the Circus Maximus which could seat 250,000. It had 2,000 great domus'(geat houses) and about 47,000 contiburnum(blocks of flats). It had numerous baths houses, shops, take away food shops, shopping complexes, markets, medical centres, police stations(urban guard), fire stations(vigiles), theatres, temples, hospitals, a Pratorean guards barracks, a gladiator's barracks, the campus martius(the training ground), offices, a multi aqueduct (water carrying) system and the magnificant palace of the emperors on Palatine hill. It had suburbs and at it's peak had a population of over 1,200,000. It was the world's leading city. There is a saying. "All roads lead to Rome". It was the hub of a road system that was not equalled till the middle of the 19th century. With all that it is no wonder, with the vast time it took to put it together, that there is another saying. " Rome was not built in a day". Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Look how long did America take to build silly question as Rome is still building ask an intelligent question and you will get clever answers

Answer 3

First villages - about 1000 BC
Urbanised - 675 BC (archaeology)
Stone city wall - c. 380 BC
In spite of its growing power in the years 338-30, Rome looked very unimpressive. Augustus changed all that 'I found it built of brick and left it built of marble.

Answer 4

I doubt this is answerable intelligently. First you have to know when it was founded. Not when legend says, then you would have to know when it ended. They were constantly growing for hundreds of years. The Roman Empire, at one time extended from Persia to Scotland, From Germany to Egypt so it was huge. Certainly not built in a day. Sorry, had to throw that in.

Answer 5

Longer than a day.

As far as I know iit is still being built. Rome was probably founded in about 800 BCE, although there may well have been earlier settlements, so you have about 2,800 years.

Answer 6

Rome wasn't built in 1 day

Answer 7

How long did pg take to think of this intelligent question?
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Answer 8

definately it took more than a day coz it is said that"Rome was not buit in a day"

Answer 9

Its still being built. There are cranes everywhere.