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Cartwright, Mark. “Roman Architecture.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 16 Sept. 2018, www.ancient.eu/Roman_Architecture/

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The Roman mosaics were mostly in private houses. The mosaics used small pieces of pottery or stained glass to create a picture on the wall of the house. Things that were popular mosaics were things like gladiators and mythology.

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The walls in side Roman buildings were decorated with bold colors and designs. The designs varied in ways from realistic to a fantasy kind of theme. The painter normally preferred earthy colors over bright ones.

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The Romans combined Classical Greek sculpting and ideas of realism. The Romans preferred to use materials such as bronze and marble in their statues, though. They later began to shade and create light areas to create greater realism in the statues.

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Wasson, Donald L. “Roman Government.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 18 Sept. 2018, www.ancient.eu/Roman_Government/

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Instead of a king, the Republic chose two consuls. To pass laws or actions, both of the consuls had to agree to them. Each consuls could serve a one year term, but they could serve a two year term after a few years.

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The Senate had little power over the popular assembles. It served as an advisory to the consuls and later emperors. It was mostly full of wealthy Romans. The Senate's opinion was important to the government though.

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The power to pass laws was given to the assembly. The rich countries always seemed to out vote the poor countries. The Council of Plebs had represented the plebeians and demanded rights for them.

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The Roman Republic was built up from the ashes of monarchy. It created the consuls, the plebeians, and a Senate. The plebeians had very few rights, though. The Republic didn't stay this way for long.

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Cartwright, Mark. “Roman Architecture.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 16 Sept. 2018, www.ancient.eu/Roman_Architecture/

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The basilicas were first thought of by the Romans. The basilicas were used as great meeting places. Their most common use was being used a courts of law among the Romans. The were normally built along the forums. The basilicas were supported by columns and piers.

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The Romans' arches were used to support the Romans' aqueducts. Bridges also took advantage of the Roman arch to help them span across long river or lakes. The Colosseum is also made with arches to support the weight of the buildings.

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The Romans had based their columns off of the Greeks' columns. The Romans added a little bit of their own designs to the Greek columns though. The Romans liked the monolithic column more than the Greeks' drum columns. The Roman columns were also used to support basilicas.

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Labate, Victor. “Roman Engineering.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 16 Sept. 2018, www.ancient.eu/Roman_Engineering/

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The Romans dug tunnels for their aqueducts and their roads. Building tunnels were challenges because the excavations could take forever. They used many methods to excavate through the mountains and hills. For example, the heated up the rocks and split water on them to crack them.

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The Roman Roads first started being built in 312 BCE. The roads began with Via Appia which connected Rome and Capua. Their network of roads had stretched from northern Europe and southern Egypt. The length of roads totaled at 74,565 miles.

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The Roman Aqueduct was first invented in 312  BCE. The aqueducts were used to transport water between places in the Roman Empire. The used gravity to move the water instead of what we use, pumps.