1. Roman Achievements

2. The Roman Achievement
Roman civilizations had a large impact from the blending of Greek and Hellenistic cultures. (art, literature, philosophy, and science)

3. 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

4. Roman Architecture
Immense palaces, temples, and stadiums. The Romans emphasized grandeur.
They also invented the rounded dome.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. Roman Law Man was innocent until proven guilty
Guilt had to be established “clearer than daylight” through evidence
Judges were expected to rule fairly