Transcript World Histo We are headed to ROME

The Achievements of Rome: Sec 3
What culture did the Romans
assimilate from the most?
___________
Literature, Philosophy and History
• The Aeneid, a book written by Virgil
compared Roman achievements to
__________ Achievements.
Why would the Romans want to read such a
Novel?
More Literature Philosophy and
History
• In their works, Poets used a method called
________ which the Romans also
absorbed from the Greeks
• HISTORIANS
– _____writes a history book recalling ROMAN
GREATNESS
» I.E. Cincinnatus
• This also boosted What?_____________
• Another historian,______, wrote bitterly
about Augustus and his successors, who,
he felt, had destroyed Roman liberty. He
admired the simple culture of the Germans
who lived on Rome’s northern frontier and
would later invade the empire.
You thought we forgot about
PHILOSOPHY?
_____________ impressed Roman thinkers
like the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
His philosophy on leadership was
“good will toward
men.”
Art and Architecture
• Roman Art and Architecture was modeled
after
• Roman Sculptors stressed ______and
_______
• GRANDEUR (great and immense)
– Palaces, temples, and stadiums
– Used the Column and arch to build great structures
» i.e. the Pantheon
» i.e. the Colosseum
“_____ and _____”
Example of Art=
________
• Romans excelled in Engineering
• Useful structures
» Besides bridges and roads, what was a MAJOR
structure?
___________ carried water from the hills to the cities.
“All Roads Lead to _____”
1)Government Provided Unity and
Stability
2) TWO SYSTEMS
a) Civil System dealt with citizens of Rome (only)
b) The National System Dealt with all citizens throughout the
empire
Roman Law Continued
• Common Principles
• A person is “innocent
until proven ________”
• Trial by ________
• Judges interpreted the
law
THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
Roman Forum