Transcript The Romans

The Romans
How does Roman Civilization
effect me?
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There is an old expression,
"All roads lead to Rome.“
Each time a new city was
conquered, a road was
built from that city back
to Rome.
Roads were built in
straight lines. Many had
gutters. Along the side of
road, the Romans built
road signs called
milestones. Milestones did
not give any information
about other towns in the
area. Milestones told how
far it was back to Rome.
Roman
Roads
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Rome was famous
for was their system
of roads. Romans
built over 53,000
miles of roads to
connect every part
of their empire.
The roads were
mostly built by the
army and were all
done by hand
Roads
Today
Roman Numerals
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Roman numerals are still
used today. You can see
them on clocks, in books
and even on the
television if you look
carefully.
Names of monarchs and
Popes are still displayed
in Roman numerals, e.g.
Elizabeth II, Benedict
XVI.
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Roman numerals are commonly
used in numbered lists (in
outline format), pages
preceding the main body of a
book, chord triads in music
analysis, the numbering of
movie publication dates,
successive political leaders or
children with identical names,
and the numbering of some
annual sport events such as
the Olympic Games, Super
Bowl, Wrestle Mania.
Concrete/Cement
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The Romans were pioneers in the development of
concrete and it's use. They surpassed previous
methods of concrete building techniques by leaps
and bounds.
Rome's development of concrete technology, along
with the sophisticated application of the arch as a
building form created the foundation for many of
ancient world's greatest engineering achievements
in:
Roads
Bridges
Aqueducts
Buildings
For more than six hundred years Roman concrete
technology flourished until the empire collapsed in
the fifth century CE
Concrete use today
Roman Architecture
Romans were well know
thieves. Although most
of their ideas were
stolen from other
societies Romans
improved upon the
stolen ideas and made
them great.
 Arches
 Dome Buildings
 Aqueducts
 Bath houses
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The great and highly
advanced Roman waterway
system known as the
Aqueducts, are among the
greatest achievements in
the ancient world. The
running water, indoor
plumbing and sewer system
carrying away disease from
the population within the
Empire wasn't surpassed in
capability until very modern
times.
As cities grew, the ancient
Romans needed more fresh
water. To solve this
problem, they built
aqueducts. These were
massive construction
projects.
Arches
Today
The Coliseum/Stadiums
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The ancient Romans were great builders. They built things
to last. The Coliseum was built of concrete, faced with
stone, as were most amphitheaters. It was built in the early
days of the Roman Empire, around 70 CE. It was designed to
host huge spectacles. Anyone could attend the events in
the Coliseum. Admission was free.
The Coliseum was a huge public entertainment center. It
could seat 45,000 spectators. If you didn't mind standing,
the Coliseum could hold up to 70,000 spectators! This is
where the ancient Romans gathered to watch bloody combat
between gladiators, and battles between men and wild
animals. This is where they threw people to the lions! On
occasion, they flooded the Coliseum with water, to hold
naval battles. During the battles, many competitors died.
Art
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The Romans copied
the art style of the
Greeks but made it
better.
More real
Latin Language
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The Latin language
was the source of
today’s French,
Spanish, and
Portuguese
languages.
About half of all
English words have
a Latin history.
Laws
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Trial By Jury
Twelve Tableswritten law code
Heated Baths
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there were separate hours for
men and women.
The Public Baths were
extremely popular. Roman
women and men tried to visit
the baths at least once every
day. The baths had hot and
cold pools, towels, slaves to
wait on you, steam rooms,
saunas, exercise rooms, and
hair cutting salons. They had
reading rooms and libraries, as
among the freeborn, who had
the right to frequent baths,
the majority could read. They
even had stores, selling all
kinds of things, and people
who sold fast food. The baths
were arranged rather like a
very large mall, with bathing
pools.
A modern spa resort
Drains and Sewers