WHI: SOL 6j Contributions of Ancient Rome
Contributions of ancient Rome Art and architecture: Pantheon
Contributions of ancient Rome Art and architecture: Colosseum
Contributions of ancient Rome Art and Architecture: Forum
Contributions of ancient Rome Technology: Roads, aqueducts, Roman arches
Contributions of ancient Rome Technology: Roads, aqueducts, Roman arches
Contributions of ancient Rome Technology: Roads, aqueducts, Roman arches
Contributions of ancient Rome Science: Achievements of Ptolemy – Geocentric Theory – Geography of the Roman Empire – Astronomy
Contributions of ancient Rome Medicine: Emphasis on public health (public baths, public water systems, medical schools)
Contributions of ancient Rome Language: Latin, Romance languages Latin was the Roman language. Most European languages developed out of that. These languages are called Romance Languages because of their connection to Rome. Ex. Portuguese, Spanish, France, Italian, Romanian, Croatian (Dalmatian)
Contributions of ancient Rome Literature: Virgil’s Aeneid Linked the roots of Rome to ancient Greece, Aeneas survived and escaped after the fall of Troy in the Trojan war. Left and his descendents founded Rome
Contributions of ancient Rome Religion: Roman mythology; adoption of Christianity as the imperial religion Law: The principle of “innocent until proven guilty” (from the Twelve Tables)