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Roman temples differed in many important respects from those of the Greeks. For a comparatively low stylobate (the foundation on which a colonnade rests) with three steps all around the structure, the Romans substituted a high platform or podium with a flight of steps on the entrance facade. Greek temples were isolated from other buildings and almost always faced east and west; those of the Romans were turned to all points of the compass, their orientation governed by their relation to other buildings. This resulted in the entrance facade being emphasized and the entrance portico being deepened. The cella was ...(100 of 75935 words)