Influence, Buildings and Law Name three architecture features?

Greek Influence Romans admired achievements of the Greeks, Hadrian spoke Greek better than Latin Marcus Aurelius wrote philosophy in Greek Nero competed in Greek song and dram competitions Romans visited Greece to study Greek art, architecture and gov’t Different view of learning, Greeks interested in ideas, seeking to learn about the world through reason, developing mathematics, philosophy and astronomy Romans interested in using ideas to build things, architecture and engineering grew, part of building an empire

Architecture Early Art and architecture copied Etruscans, then the Greeks Roman style heavier and more sturdy than Greeks Arches allowed for larger structures, creating larger open spaces inside buildings with arched ceilings supported by heavy walls Most buildings were made of bricks covered by thin white marble, developed concrete a mix of stone, sand, cement and water, allowing for taller buildings Greatest building was the Colosseum, arena that held 50,000 spectators, walls so well built flooded it for naval battles, stairway and ramps ran through the building, elevators carried animals to the arena floor

Engineering Roman engineers built roads to every part of the empire, equal to 2x’s around the equator, led to phrase “all roads lead to Rome” Built aqueducts, structures that carried water over long distances, lon lines of arches with a channel on top carried water from Mtns to Rome, tunneled through Mtns. Spanned valleys and filled the fountains of Rome

Roman Law Roman law travelled where ever the Roman army went, based on law scribe onto twelve bronze tables in the Forum, established by the senate in the Republic Later, Byzantine emperor, Justinian established a law code including no man may be forcebly removed from his own house, burden of proof on accuser, in penalty of crime the age and ignorance of accused must be examined, right to face your accusers, any doubt meant innocence

Activity Examine sections of the Twelve Tables