1. Life in the Pax Romana and the Cultural Achievements of the Roman Empire
Credit to Dr. Myracle

2. Vocabulary Coffering Villa Mortar Circuses Latin Paterfamilias
Civil law
Villa
Circuses
Paterfamilias
Augurs
Galen
Ptolemy
Coliseum
Aqueducts
Dome
Concrete

3. The Pax Romana Lasted from 27 B.C. to 180 A.D.
Stable government, strong legal system, widespread trade, and peace.

4. The Pax Romana Empire divided into provinces, ruled by governors
Rome and Alexandria (Egypt) became trade centers
Construction of Roman Roads
Over 50,000 miles of roads

5. Roman Roads and Transportation

6. Roman CUlture
Wealthy Romans often owned a villa (country home)

7. Roman Culture and religion
Poorer citizens lived in crowded apartment-type buildings
Often given free bread and entertainment to keep them from rebelling
Borrowed Greek and Egyptian gods and stories
Local gods – penates
Augur – priests who read mystical signs and future
Emperor as a god

8. Entertainment (keep the poor happy!)
Circus Maximus (circuses – chariot races)
A racetrack in Rome that held over 250,000

9. Circus Maximus

10. The Colosseum
Criminals fought animals (bears, tigers, hippos, elephants, lions, alligators, panthers, leopardsetc.); held up to 50,000 people
Gladiator fights (usually slaves)

11. Inside The Colosseum

12. Model of COlosseum

13. Family LIfe
Roman families were patriarchal (centered on eldest male… “paterfamilias”)
Virtues: simplicity, religious devotion, obedience
Adoption was common to carry on family name
Education by tutors for rich
Education by parents for poor
Boys (some girls) learned Latin, Greek, law, math, and public speaking

14. Science and Engineering
Galen (100s CE) summarized all medical knowledge of the time in several books
Ptolemy…theorized that the earth was the center of the universe (Geocentric).
Aqueducts…channels that brought water into the cities.
Allowed the city to grow by way of sewage
Used in baths, spas, homes.
Concrete, better roads, bridges, amphitheaters, the arch, and crane allowed for expansion and luxury in Rome

15. Roman Aqueducts Better concrete allowed for stronger structures
Arches created strong support
Romans were so precise that
mortar was not needed to lay bricks

16. Roman Baths/SPas

17. Roman Architecture Pantheon (for all gods) in Rome
Oculus in top of dome
Roman Architecture
Pantheon (for all gods) in Rome
Columns from Ancient Greece
Dome allows for stronger, larger buildings
Arch allows for strong support
Coffering allows for large structures with less concrete

18. Language and law
Latin is the root of French/Italian/Spanish/ Romanian/Portuguese
Called “Romance languages”
Latin terms/abbreviations:
Et cetera (etc.)….. “and the rest”
Exempli gratia (e.g.)…. “for example”
Id est (i.e.)…. “that is”
Vero, curriculum etc.
Used civil law (written code of laws)
The basis for most modern countries (transparency)