The legacy of Rome
Roman Culture
Art
mosaic
Language
Literature
Architecture
New Styles of Architecture
New Building Materials
Aqueducts
Roads
Religion and Law
Spreading Christianity
Roman Law and Government
Roman Influences Today
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Mosaic is a art where makes pictures with small colored stone, tiles glass of a flat surface.
A technique that raise a figure in painting and make it standout in the backround.
epic
A long poem about a Hero's adventure
Oratory
Art of public speaking, means political persuasion in Rome. One of the Master is Cicero.
Stoicism
Importance of virtue, duty, and endurance in life. Written in Meditations.
Romance languages
Romance languages are spoken in many countries whose lands were once ruled by Rome. Spanish, French are all slight changed versions of Romance.
Arches, vaults, and domes
A vault is an arch that forms a ceiling or roof. These Roman developments made it possible to build larger, taller buildings. Examples include the dome of the U.S. Capitol building.
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They poured the mixture into hollow walls or over curved forms to create strong vaults, it was both light and strong.
Eleven major aqueducts brought water to the
city of Rome. The longest stretched for 57 miles.
The Appian Way was the first of many roads built by the Romans in 312 B.C., leading to a network of roads across the empire, with Rome as the center.
The Roman and Byzantine Empires promoted Christianity in the East, leading to its widespread acceptance today.
Rome's legacy is its system of laws, which emphasize fairness and common sense. It also established aspects of a representative government, such as the House of Representatives and Senate in the United States, which elect members to create and pass laws.
Past
Present
The U.S. Capitol building is 287 feet high and is topped by the Statue of Freedom, a 20-foot-tall statue. Architects used the Roman dome idea.
The Pantheon was built to honor the gods and later became a Christian church and a national shrine in Italy. It was constructed using a series of arches in a circle.
