Legacy of Rome Mindmap
Religion
Government
Art
Architecture and Engineering:
Law
Social Classes
Literature
Christianity
Epic
Roman writers adopted the form from the Greeks
Definition: a long poem about a hero’s adventures
Sculpture
Mosiac
Aqueduct
Roads
Philosophy
Brief summary
Language
New building construction
Patricians & Plebeians
The effect
Upper class & Lower class
Influences by other culture
Etruscans
Greeks
gods
in human form
Rituals
borrowed many of their gods from the Greeks
It can reveal whether a specific action has a good or bad result
designed to predict the future
Large wealth gap
Definition: artificial channels that carried fresh water from springs, streams, and lakes into Roman towns
underground & supported by high arched bridges
based on: strength, loyalty, and practicality
Influence by Greece
about writing and the artistic ideal of perfect beauty
Roman artists and writers created their own styles
blended Roman practicality with elements of Greek idealism.
Definition: a picture made by placing small, colored pieces of stone, tile, or glass on a surface
found in churches and other buildings
realistic portraits in bas-relief
Bas-relief: slightly raised figures stand out against a flat background
Virgil
Ex: Aeneid, a well-known Roman epic
modeled on Greek epics
Odyssey
Iliad
Adventures of Aeneas.
Public speaking
Cicero
Master of oratory
Persuasion for Roman politicians.
Romance Languages
Ex: Marcus Aurelius_Meditations
Stoicism
Greek philosophers
virtue, duty, and endurance
Latin
spoken in many countries whose lands were once ruled by Rome
Decorated many luxurious villas, temples, and public buildings in ancient Rome.
reveal everyday life in Rome
Ex: arches, vaults, and domes
A vault: arch that forms a ceiling or a roof.
build larger, taller buildings
New building material
Develop concrete
Light & Strong
poured into hollow walls or over curved forms
The first of many road: Appian Way
The longest stretched for 57 miles.
Road system
a system of roads extended across much of the empire
Rome = the center of this network.
soldiers could move quickly in the empire
Increased trade
merchants and traders could move their goods more easily
spread of Christianity
The Roman Empire made lasting contributions in the areas of religion and law.
Christian missionaries converted many people within the empire
official religion
Christianity develop into a major religion
After the Western Roman Empire fell...
prosper in the former lands
Germanic kings and queens are Christians
Byzantine Empire promoted Christianity in the East
Equal treatment
Brief Summary
Rome’s most lasting and widespread legacy is its system of laws.
Reflected the Stoic ideals of duty and virtue. Stressed fairness and common sense.
Endured to form the basis of legal systems
Aspects of a representative government
average citizens held great power
Established various assemblies
Senate
Make laws and represent the views of the people