1. Roman Achievements P. 366-371 Science • Produced a calendar
• Studied plants and animals to produce better meat and crops
• Galen, doctor, surgeon-made many discoveries about the human body
• Galen described the parts of the human heart
• Many doctors based their ideas on Galen’s studies

2. Engineering
Great builders
Roman roads and bridges have lasted thousands of years
Developed cement
Clever designs such as many layers for roads
Arches to support heavier weights
Arches used for bridges, aqueducts, and vaults

3. Architecture
Based on Greek designs
Used columns and marble
Roman vault allowed them to build huge structures
Colosseum
Built structures topped with domes

4. Art
Mosaics
Paintings
Frescoe-type of painting on wet plaster
Portraits
Sculptures
Borrowed ideas from Greece

5. Literature
Admired good writers
Virgil wrote Aeneid
Ovid wrote poems about Roman mythology
Wrote satires
Wrote history & speeches
Wrote dramas
Many of their writings have served as models and are still used today

6. Language
In the Roman empire the 2 official languages were Greek and Latin
Latin influenced many languages such as Italian, French, Spanish, and English
The motto of the US is in Latin
Latin used for scientific terms

7. Law
Roman law enforced across Europe
After Roman empire fell apart, Roman laws still continued to exist
Roman law inspired a system called Civil Law- a legal system based on a written code of laws
Many European countries use civil law traditions
Influenced the America’s law codes

8. Roman Roads
Roads have lasted for over 2,000 years
The roads stretched to every part of the vast empire, therefore people today still say “All roads lead to Rome”
Romans built about 50, 000 miles of roads
The roads were built by and for the military
They were constructed of layers of sand, concrete, and stone

9. Entertainment Comic plays Chariot races Gladiator fights
Public baths (like a spa)
Toured beautiful city

10. Trade Imports: metals, cloth, food, spices, and animals, silk
Exports: jewelry, glass, clothing
Used currency (money) to pay for trade-mostly gold and silver coins; this allowed the romans to trade with everyone since nearly everyone accepted Roman coins.