Iikholamu zamaRoma zamatyezisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwiiintsimbi zamatye neentsika zamatye. Iintsika zamaRomazenziwe ngeentsika zamatye kunye neecornices zamatye. Ikholomu yamatye inokwahlulwa ibe ngamacandelo amathathu:isiseko sekholamu, umzimba wekholomukwayeikholamu cap(umnqwazi wekholamu). Ngenxa yobukhulu obuhlukeneyo, imilinganiselo kunye nemilo yecandelo ngalinye, kunye nonyango oluhlukeneyo kunye neepatheni zokuhlobisa i-shafts yekholomu, izitayela ezahlukeneyo zekholomu zenziwe.

Le kholamu yamaRoma luhlobo olubizwa ngokuba yiikholamu ye-Ionic, kwaye iikholamu ye-Ionicikwabizwa ngokuba yintsika yabasetyhini. Ngenxa yesimo sayo esihle nesibekekileyo, ikholamu ye-Ionic ibonakala ngokubanzi kwinani elikhulu lezakhiwo kwiGrisi yamandulo, njengeTempile yothixokazi woloyiso kunye neTempile ka-Erechtheion kwiAcropolis yaseAthene.

Olu hlobo lwekholamu lubhityile ngokwentelekiso, lulula, kwaye lugcwele imizobo emihle. Umzimba wekholamu mde, ubhityile phezulu kwaye ungqindilili ezantsi, kodwa awunagophe. I-groove yomzimba wekholomu inzulu kwaye i-semicircular. I-capital ephezulu iqulethe i-frieze kwaye ngaphezu kwayo emibini emikhulu edibeneyo imiqulu emikhulu ejikelezayo kunye nophahla ngqo phezu kwe-architrave. Ngamafutshane, inika abantu umoya okhululekileyo, ophilileyo, okhululekileyo kunye nobuhle obuhle. Uphawu lwekholamu ye-Ionic eGrisi kukuba incinci kwaye intle, kunye ne-grooves engama-24 kumzimba wekholomu kunye neebini zokuhombisa umqulu ongezantsi kwintloko yekholomu. Ikholamu ye-Ionic ikwabizwa ngokuba yikholomu yabasetyhini.

Siye sazibandakanya kwishishini lemifanekiso eqingqiweyo iminyaka engama-43, samkelekile ukuba senze ngokwezifiso imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yebhastile, imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yobhedu, imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yentsimbi engatyiwa kunye nefiberglass.