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What were the columns used in Roman Architecture?

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1. roman doric similiar to the greek doric and the roman tuscan
2. possibly... collonades? that's what they call them in my latin book.
3. Do you want to know the names or the what they were made from? Stone!
4. There were three types, which the Romans copied from the Greeks. They were Doric, Corinthian and Ionic Doric was the oldest and simplest of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by heavy fluted columns with plain, saucer-shaped capitals and no base. Ionic was characterized by two opposed volutes in the capital. (See examples of each column in the link below.) Corinthian was the most ornate of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate bell-shaped capital decorated with acanthus leaves. *********** I've read the first answer over, and am now prepared to say, that my Ancient Times columns were up to the Decline Of The Empire, circa 500 A.D. to 1000 A.D. and Answerer Ones Tuscan columns were made in the 16th century. So we are are both right in different time periods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscan_order Thanks, answerer number one! I learn a lot here! (Though I am a bit confused now. The old, simple beliefs are better.) Giotto!
5. The three major columns were Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian. Each had a unique design at the head of the column.