Thanks to the artistic and architectural styles present throughout Rome and the annexed provinces, Roman art and design was able to improve the cultural and structural issues of Roman society over time. Architecture and methods of organizational design were not only artistically configured, they served a larger purpose: to improve Roman society. Throughout the centuries of Roman history, city administration used its funds to build infrastructure that would help improve the lives of its residents. By creating social environments from natural topography, the structural remains of past civilizations speak to the Romans' sense of power over the land. During the 2nd century, the wealth of the Empire gave rise to imperial architectural styles that dictated what was built, where something was built, and why. At the beginning of the Roman Empire, architecture gradually brought culture and stability to society. In the characteristics of the buildings this is very evident. Depictions of gods, mythological creatures, war, sacrifice, and precious aspects of life appear both in and on architectural structures. This essay will examine how architecture and art are instruments of expression that generate space while encouraging interaction and community to coexist within different classes of people living together in one society. Architecture is an expression of power and a site of resistance. During the stages of the Roman Empire, uneven changes and development occurred due to who was ruling at the time, political stability, and the wealth of individuals present in the regions of the Empire. By interpreting both history and culture through architecture, we find ourselves together middle of paper ......ng in society. Rome managed to maintain a sense of order throughout the Empire through its vision of creating a distinctive urban form.Bibliography- Pollitt, JJ 1966. The Art of Rome: c. 753 BC – 337 AD Sources and documents. Ch. 2: “The Roman Empire from 27 BC to 192 AD: the “five good emperors” and Commodus. pages 165-186.94-121. Print.- MacDonald, William L. "Chapter IV: Trajan's Markets." The architecture of the Roman Empire. New Haven: Yale UP, 1982. 94-121. Print.- MacDonald, William L. “Chapter V: The Pantheon.” The architecture of the Roman Empire. New Haven: Yale UP, 1982.75-93. Print.- Kleiner, Diane EE 1992. Roman sculpture. "Chapter 4: The civil war of 68-69, the Flavian dynasty and Nerva." pp. 167-205.- Scarre, Christopher. The Historical Atlas of Penguins of Ancient Rome. London: Penguin, 1995. Print.