Ancient Rome

The article analyzes the phenomenon of borrowing forms of Greek architecture in the architecture of Ancient Rome of Emperor Hadrian's era (II century AD). This phenomenon is interpreted as the first representation of historicism in architecture – the use of elements of the former culture in actual project creativity to convey certain ideas and meanings. The article shows that the "Greek Renaissance" in the architecture of imperial Rome was an organic component of the general process of hellenophilism, characteristic of the general cultural development of that time.

On the basis of scientific literature the author of the article researches the development of taxes in ancient Rome, in a period of imperial times, the period of the Republic and the Empire. It is also examined peculiarities of the formation, implementation and changes in taxes in each of the periods. In addition basic concepts and terms which had been used in ancient Rome at these times are analyzed in the article. The author of the article concludes that it is important to use Latin terminology in contemporary Ukrainian tax sphere.