Transcript 3 Roman Achievement

ROMAN ACHIEVEMENT
ENTERTAINMENT
A. Circus Maximus: a racetrack that could hold
thousands of spectators
B. Colosseum: great arena in Rome where gladiators
would fight
POETRY
1. Virgil: author of the epic poem, Aenid which showed Rome’s
historic past
2. Horace: wrote of human emotions in satires
HISTORY
A. Tacitus:
• wrote a history of Rome
• criticized government set up by
Augustus
B. Livy
• Wrote about the destruction of Roman
liberty with the rise of Roman emperors
PHILOSOPHY
• Borrowed much from Greece
A. Stoicism: destructive emotions resulted from
errors in judgment
ART
1. Stressed realism- depicts everyday life
2. Idealistic- portrays perfection
3. Mosaic- small pieces of colored glass,
stone, etc. to create images
ARCHITECTURE
1. Greeks emphasized simple elegance- Romans thought
big! –arch & dome
a. Pantheon- a temple to all the gods of
Ancient Rome
TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE
1. Aqueducts: These bridge-like structures carried water from
the mountains
2. Ptolemy: Astronomer that taught that the earth was the center
of the universe
3. Galen: summarized all the medical knowledge of his day
GOVERNMENT & LAW
A. government passed new laws as
needed
B. judges interpreted the old laws to
fit new circumstances
• Currency : Roman Coins
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