Ch2.4: The Legacy of the Rome and Byzantine Empires EQ: 1. What lasting Roman contributions influenced later societies?
Roman Style Roman culture borrowed a lot of ideas from the Greeks Roman artists, philosophers, and writers added to these ideas, also created own styles
Art Mosaic = picture made out of many small colored tiles or pieces of glass
Art Sculptural styles based off Greek statues using realistic forms
Later Influence Romans emphasis on art such as mosaics and sculpture greatly influenced later societies approach to art
Philosophy Stoicism was a philosophy that stressed importance of: Virtue (goodness, dignity) Duty (responsibility) Endurance in life (patience) Helped create strong sense of citizenship even today.
Language LATIN RIGHTS TO PHOTO REQUEST (Pending) Photo by pjsugi
Language Cont. Roman language was Latin. Latin is basis for several European languages Spanish Italian French Portuguese Romanian
Classical Latin Alphabet A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z Which letters are missing?
Latin is no longer spoken, but still influences many languages, including ours. Photo by stickerHelsinki
The Latin Alphabet Today Official Script Co-official Script All Western (and westernized) nations use the Latin alphabet.
Architecture Roman Buildings and Roads Roman architecture used many arches, vaults, and domes which required being good at geometry Created large public building like the Coliseum Built 50,000 miles of roads Appian Way was the firsts of the roads built to transport Rome’s army. Tourists still visit Rome to walk on the Appain road today.
Architecture U.S. CAPITOL DOME
Jefferson Memorial Photo by: Joe Ravi
SUPREME COURT BUILDING
The Roman Pantheon Photo by: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Pantheon Ceiling Photo by José Garrido
Jefferson Memorial Ceiling
Roman Domes
Colossium Triumphal arch Roman Arches
Coliseum
Architecture Cont. Aqueducts = bridge like structures designed to bring fresh water into cities and towns
Roman Aqueducts Roman Aqueducts
Religion One of Rome’s key contribution was its support of Christianity allowing it to thrive. Germanic kings and queens and the Byzantine empire promoted Christianity as the main religion Today about 1/3 of the people in the world are Christians.
Roman Law Laws reflected Stoic ideas of duty and virtue Laws stressed fairness People were innocent until proven guilty Roman ideas greatly influenced later societies ideas about government
The Romans had one first. Rome was a Republic The Romans had one first.
We copied the idea!
FYI: We use the Roman Calendar January October February November March December April May June July August September
Summary Write a 10 sentence minimum summary answering the EQ with detail! PROVE your answer by supporting it with facts and examples! Remember the EQ was: 1. What lasting Roman contributions influenced later societies?