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| c. 530 BC |
| | | The Greek colonists of Paestum, in southern Italy, build the first of their three superb temples | |
|  | Paestum, Basilica
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| c. 20 BC |
| | | Roman author Vitruvius writes De Architectura, now generally known as The Ten Books of Architecture | |
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| c. 120 |
| | | The Pantheon, roofed with the most spectacular dome of antiquity, is built in Rome by Hadrian | |
|  | Pantheon, exterior
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| c. 315 |
| | | Constantine founds several churches in Rome, among them the first St Peter's | |
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| c. 320 |
| | | Constantine's new churches in Rome introduce an important element in church architecture, the transept | |
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