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The Legacy of Rome in the Modern World. "Rome perished, yet it lived on.". Roman Architecture. Romans added their own techniques to Greek ideas. Romans were the first to make widespread use of concrete , which allowed buildings to be sturdier and taller.
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Roman Architecture • Romans added their own techniques to Greek ideas. • Romans were the first to make widespread use of concrete, which allowed buildings to be sturdier and taller. • How much different would our world be without concrete?
Roman Architecture • Arches supported bridges, aqueducts, and buildings. • Rows of arches were often built against one another to form a vault, or curved ceiling. • Using the vault technique, the Romans were able to build domes.
Roman Architecture • Why are these images significant when studying Roman architecture?
Roman Architecture • Romans invented the stadium. • The Roman Colosseum is a very important piece of Roman architecture.
Colosseum Video • http://www.history.com/videos/where-did-it-come-from-ancient-romes-stadium
Roman Art • Romans were heavily influenced by the art of the Greeks. • Romans were great patrons, or sponsors, of art. This has inspired many future generations. • What are you a patron of?
Roman Art • Mosaics: pictures made from many bits of colored glass and stone
Roman Art • Cameo: a raised, carved portrait of a person's head or a carved stone
Roman Art • While the Greeks made their sculptures without flaws, the Romans sculpted imperfect figures (warts and all!) • Who does our culture take after? Greece or Rome?
Roman engineering • Roads and bridges were also major feats for the Romans. • 50,000 miles of road
Roman engineering • Roads were built with layers of stone, sand, and gravel.
Roman engineering • Aqueduct: a human-made channel for carrying water long distances. • Water could travel in aqueducts as far away as 57 miles! • Water was taken to collecting tanks.
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN1v5FYkTLQ&sns=em
Roman Science • Romans realized the importance of health and wellness, too. • The Roman Empire had public baths. • Romans also valued exercise. • What does a Roman bathhouse remind you of today?
Roman Science • Galen believed that physicians could not possibly understand a disease and its effects on the body unless they understood the layout and functioning of a normal human body.
Roman Science • Ptolemy mapped over 1,000 stars. • Ptolemy also thought that Earth was the center of the universe. • More accurate than Copernicus's measurements.
Roman Literature • Virgil wrote Aeneid, an epic • Horace wrote satires • Odes
Roman Language • Latin: the language originally spoken in ancient Rome, on which many words in modern languages are based E pluribus unum "Out of many, one."
Roman Language • Roman Numerals: a system of letters the Romans used to write numbers
Practice! IV 4 XII 12 XX 20 C 100 III 3 XLV 45
Philosophy • Stoicism is a philosophy that focused on developing virtue, self-control, and courage as a way to achieve happiness. • Stoics believed that the key to life was good character. • Stoicism encouraged individuals to control their emotions.
Philosophy • Natural law: the concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking • They believed every person had rights. • Judges in Roman courts tried to make just, or fair decisions that respected individual rights.
