Editing Ancient Roman architecture (section)

=== Obelisks ===
{{further|List of obelisks in Rome}}
An [[obelisk]] is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top. These were originally called "tekhenu" by the builders, the ancient Egyptians. The Greeks who saw them used the Greek 'obeliskos' to describe them, and this word passed into Latin and then English.{{sfn|Baker|Baker|2001|page=69}} The Romans commissioned obelisks in an ancient Egyptian style. Examples include:
*Arles, France – the [[Arles Obelisk]], in ''Place de la République'', a 4th-century obelisk of Roman origin
*[[Benevento]], Italy – three Roman obelisks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museodelsannio.com/museo/sezioni/iside/obelisco.htm|title=Museo del Sannio|access-date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075213/http://www.museodelsannio.com/museo/sezioni/iside/obelisco.htm|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://highskyblue.web.fc2.com/benevento.htm|title=Three Obelisks in Benevento|access-date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213221829/http://highskyblue.web.fc2.com/benevento.htm|archive-date=13 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Munich]] – obelisk of Titus Sextius Africanus, [[:de:Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst|Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst]], [[Kunstareal]], 1st century AD, 5.80&nbsp;m
*Rome – there are five ancient Roman obelisks in Rome.