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