1. The Legacy of the Roman Empire

2. Art
Art included mosaics (designs formed with small tiles of glass, stone or pottery), murals, statues, jewelry, cut gems, vases and jars.

3. Language Roman alphabet has 23 letters; English 26 letters (J, U, W)
The numbers 1, 10, 100, and 1000 were written as I, X, C, and M.
Roman language that influences modern life: Latin root words and prefixes. Romance languages (developed from Latin) include: Italian, Spanish, and French.

4. Literature Oratory – the art of giving speeches. Cicero
Poetry – Virgil wrote the Aeneid. Horace wrote a collection of poems called Odes.
Satire – works of literature that make fun of their subjects. Juvenal.
Biography and essays – Plutarch.

5. Science Astronomy and Mathematics – Ptolemy
Natural History – Pliny the Elder
Medicine – Galen used dissection to understand the body.

6. Law and Citizenship
Government by the citizens – Power was shared my different people.
Civic duties – voting, serving in the military, and in Roman Courts.
Twelve Tables – code of laws
Roman law influences civil law around the world today.

7. Popular Entertainment
Amphitheaters and stadiums
Gladiator games – usually slaves, fought each other or animals to the death.
Chariot Races

8. Architecture and Engineering
Important Architectural and Engineering Achievements: arch, vault, dome, concrete, stadium, triumphal arch, roads, bridges, and aqueducts.
Architecture and Engineering that Influence Modern Life: designs of churches, banks, government buildings including our Capitol dome, stadiums. Some modern roads are built over Roman roads and some aqueducts are used today.
                                       

9. Rome Leaves a Lasting Legacy in
Art
Architecture
Engineering
Language
Literature
Philosophy
Law
Citizenship