Roman Achievements
The Roman Achievement Roman civilizations had a large impact from the blending of Greek and Hellenistic cultures. (art, literature, philosophy, and science)
Roman Art sculptors captured realism and an individual’s character. Roman art also included mosaics. Mosaics are pictures made from chips of colored stone or glass
Roman Architecture Immense palaces, temples, and stadiums. The Romans emphasized grandeur. They also invented the rounded dome.
Technology and Science Romans excelled in engineering, which is the application of science and mathematics to develop useful structures and machines. Built roads, bridges, and harbors throughout the empire.
Technology and Science Aqueducts – or bridge like stone structures that brought water from the hills into Roman cities Also included bath houses and the rich had water pipe lines.
Technology and Science Ptolemy proposed the earth was the center of the universe A medical encyclopedia was made by a doctor named Galen Encyclopedias were made about geography, maps, zoology, and botany
Roman Law Man was innocent until proven guilty Guilt had to be established “clearer than daylight” through evidence Judges were expected to rule fairly