The pseudo-peripteral nature of Roman temples differentiated them from Greek temples in which way?
A) Romans used columns only on the backs and sides, not on the fronts of temples.
B) Roman temples abandoned the use of columns.
C) Roman temples used columns as primary means of support.
D) Roman temples used columns primarily for decorative purposes.

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Roman temples often featured a row of engaged or attached columns along the sides and back of the cella (the main chamber), which were not structurally necessary but served an aesthetic, decorative purpose, creating the illusion of a peripteral colonnade without the functional aspect of a fully surrounded columned space like in Greek temples.

The Pseudo-Peripteral Nature of Roman Temples Differentiated Them from Greek