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Legacy of the Roman Empire

Legacy of the Roman Empire. Chapter 1. Essential Question. How is power lost and gained?. Intro. 27 B.C.E to 476 C.E. 50 million people Connected by law, customs, military and culture. Extent of Roman Empire. “All Roads Lead to Rome.”. What does this mean?

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Legacy of the Roman Empire

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  1. Legacy of the Roman Empire Chapter 1

  2. Essential Question • How is power lost and gained?

  3. Intro • 27 B.C.E to 476 C.E. • 50 million people • Connected by law, customs, military and culture

  4. Extent of Roman Empire

  5. “All Roads Lead to Rome.” • What does this mean? • “Rome has perished but still lives on”

  6. Roman Art • Influenced by the Greeks • “Greco-Roman” • Lifelike busts and statues • Murals, Mosaics, Frescoes • Blown glass • Cameo • Influenced many Renaissance artists

  7. Murals

  8. Mosaics – picture made of small pieces of tile, glass, or stone

  9. Frescoes – paining on moist plaster of wall or ceiling

  10. Cameo – carved decoration showing portrait or scene

  11. Roman Architecture and Engineering • Vault – arched structure used to hold up a roof • Dome – a roof shaped like a half-circle • Stadiums • Cathedrals • Arch • Roads • Aqueducts – a pipe or channel built to carry water between places

  12. Vaults and Domes

  13. Pantheon

  14. Stadiums - Colosseum

  15. Aqueducts

  16. Roman Language and Writing • Latin…led to Italian, Spanish and French • English has borrowed from Latin • Proverbs – a popular saying that is meant to express something wise or true • “E pluribus unum” (Out of many, one) • Roman Numerals

  17. Months… • August – named for Caesar Augustus • September – “the seventh month” • Roman year started in March • October – “the eighth month”

  18. English words influenced by Latin • Anima – animal • Manus – manual • Verbum – verbal • Militare - military • Civis - civic • Pre (before) • Post (after) • Semi (half) • Sub (under)

  19. Roman Numerals

  20. Philosophy – study of wisdom, knowledge and the nature of reality • Stoicism • Divine intelligence ruled all of nature • Good character • Bearing pain and suffering quietly • “stoic” • Marcus Aurelies

  21. Law and Citizenship • Roman law and justice influenced France Italy and America • Law influenced by nature • Everyone had rights • Declaration of Independence taken from this • Citizenship • Citizenship to all free people of the Empire • Must obey laws and swear allegiance in return for same rights

  22. Assignment • Create a group collage from modern day examples of Roman influences on society.

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