 How is power lost and gained?

 27 B.C.E to 476 C.E.  50 million people  Connected by law, customs, military and culture

 What does this mean?  “Rome has perished but still lives on”

 Influenced by the Greeks › “Greco-Roman”  Lifelike busts and statues  Murals, Mosaics, Frescoes  Blown glass  Cameo  Influenced many Renaissance artists

 Vault – arched structure used to hold up a roof  Dome – a roof shaped like a half-circle  Stadiums  Cathedrals  Arch  Roads  Aqueducts – a pipe or channel built to carry water between places

 Latin…led to Italian, Spanish and French  English has borrowed from Latin  Proverbs – a popular saying that is meant to express something wise or true › “E pluribus unum” (Out of many, one)  Roman Numerals

 August – named for Caesar Augustus  September – “the seventh month” › Roman year started in March  October – “the eighth month”

 Anima – animal  Manus – manual  Verbum – verbal  Militare - military  Civis - civic  Pre (before)  Post (after)  Semi (half)  Sub (under)

 Stoicism › Divine intelligence ruled all of nature › Good character › Bearing pain and suffering quietly › “stoic” › Marcus Aurelies

 Roman law and justice influenced France Italy and America  Law influenced by nature › Everyone had rights › Declaration of Independence taken from this  Citizenship › Citizenship to all free people of the Empire › Must obey laws and swear allegiance in return for same rights

 Create a group collage from modern day examples of Roman influences on society.