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Definition of architecture is the art or science of building. Specifically the art and practice of designing and building structures especially habitable ones.

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The definition of engineering is the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures. For example, you could engineer a new piece of machinery designed to help builders do their job faster.

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The meaning of government is the governing body, or someone who has authority to preform policies and action or more, of a nation, state or community.

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Romans built big pillars to support buildings such as the Parthenon, and the Maison Carrée. Their big pillars helped buildings stand for millennia. The Parthenon is proof of this, standing still today!

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The definition of art is the skills and imagination of a human. Such as painting, music, dance... Did you know that architecture is also related to art.

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Roman sculpture is a distinguish feature of Rome. Most Roman sculptures are made with bronze and marbles. They made their statues based on real, realistic peoples.

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There are four main styles of Roman paintings, they are Incrustation, architectural, ornamental, and intricate. Figure paintings are also very famous in ancient Rome. Lots of Roman paintings are based on natural themes. Others are based on wars.

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The Romans built a lot of roads to help travel. The saying, "All roads lead to Rome." comes from the fact that they built over 50,000 miles of road! That's enough road to go from Los Angeles to New York!

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The Romans build aqueducts that used gravity to bring nice, fresh water from the mountains into cities like Rome. The water from these aqueducts were used for bathing, drinking, and other general water uses. The Romans used arches to make these aqueducts, and arches are another of their accomplishments.

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Aqueducts are still being used today to get water from the mountains. For example, we have The Acqua Vergine as an aqueduct that's still active in Rome even today. It had to be rebuilt and restored many times, but still is alive as an active aqueduct today.

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The human race was inspired by the Roman roads, and we build roads all over the place. You can find them sometimes when you look from your house outside. Cars use the roads every day, and there are way more roads now than before.

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Roman pottery are called Terra sigillata ware. Unlike other pottery, roman pottery are bright red. They decorate the pottery by putting the clay into plaster molds. That way it's much faster and cheaper then painting. Unlike today, Romans not only use pottery for decoration, but also cooking and storage transported goods.

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Example #1 Roman Government - The Roman Republic

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Example #1 Roman Government - The Roman Republic

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The Roman Republic was founded in 509 B.C.E. Ancient Rome was to develop it's own way of government, a government where citizens of Rome chose representatives to rule in place of them. Only citizens of Rome could participate in voting for government.

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Some examples of influenced Roman art was murals in restaurants, banks, etc. We could also see life like statues in lots of places. Roman columns also influenced modern art.

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The roman art of architecture also influenced us today. Architecture is an technique of design, building and art. Today many building in the US are influenced by Roman architecture.

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Example #2 Roman Government - Roman Laws and Citizenship

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Example #2 Roman Government - Roman Laws and Citizenship

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Roman laws were written down and kept safely on public display. The laws were used to protect the Roman citizens.  Foreigners had no rights whatsoever unless their state had some type of settlement with Rome. There were also 12 specific laws called "The 12 Tables."

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There were 3 forms of government in Rome, there was The Senate, The Consuls, and the Assemblies, The Senates were the collected leaders of Patricians and Law makers. The Consuls directed and controlled the army. The Assemblies worked as the machinery for the Roman Legislative branch.

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The Romans entrenched (or established) the Republic form of Government. The governing of the United States is similarly influenced on Romes model of the republican way/form.

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The Romans also influenced the making of the US government with a representative democracy. The Romans made a system of justice with written laws! Just laws to protect the US citizens just as Rome had done to protect its citizens but now, it's a bit more fairly between different people. The branches such as the executive, judicial, and legislative branches, those were direct connection and influence from Rome too!

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The Romans made concrete which was a very important architecture advancement. They used concrete for everything including roads, bridges, monuments and large buildings. Since concrete is strong and water proof. The Roman's could use it for their harbors and aqueducts.

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Another important architecture achievement is arches. Arches were very important because they were strong, sturdy and cheap to make. They were used to make aqueducts, bridges and harbors.

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One more important architecture advancement is columns. Columns were very useful in supporting the building. One famous building is the Pantheon. The Pantheon is supported by columns.

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Modern day people were inspired by Roman's concrete and they improved their way of making it. We still use it for the same reasons like infrastructure, aqueduct, monuments, bridges and buildings. Concrete is also still the main resource we use to build those buildings just like the Roman's.

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Present day people still use arches in many building including aqueducts, harbors, churches and some stores. This shows how smart the Roman's were because we still use the arch just like they did 1,000 years ago.