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Roman engineers designed as well as constructed many incredible and strong structures. They greatly improved life in the Roman Empire with their skillful creations. The ways Roman engineers improved life in the empire are still impressive to us even now.

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Roman Architecture is the art of designing buildings and building habitable structures. During the Roman times they always we  trying to find ways to make their structures more elegant and strong.For example, the Romans used columns and open areas to make their buildings more majestic.

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The Roman Empire survived many years because of its laws . Roman laws were written and were then published for display. Roman laws were made to protect Romans from unfair treatment. Only citizens of Rome were able to vote and hold public offices. Citizens of Rome had to pay taxes and male citizens had to be part of the army when needed.

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Roads are one example of Roman engineering. Although they may seem simple and insignificant, roads actually had a very important role in the Roman Empire. Roman engineers created roads that spanned across the entire empire. Those roads are extremely durable and have lasted for centuries. They made travelling around the empire quick, easy, reliable, and safe.

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Bridges were another important form of transportation in the Roman Empire. They, like the roads, were very strong and durable. The bridges were designed to make travelling across rivers safer and easier. They could be connected to roads for quick transportation to the other side of raging bodies of water. They still stand, thanks to their masterful engineering.

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Aqueducts were, once again, a form of transportation in the Roman Empire. However, instead of human transportation, aqueducts were used for the transportation of water. They could have resembled large, towering bridges. Aqueducts could channel water from distant mountains all the way into the cities of Rome. The water channeled by aqueducts could have been used for the public bathhouses, farms, private households, and other areas.

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Arches were both an engineering and architectural advancement. The arch could support much more weight than a standard squared open area and was used to aid in relieving tension from structures. Tension would flow downwards from an arch and into support beams. Arches were a visual and engineering marvel. They were extremely important in Roman architecture and greatly contributed to multiple stunning Roman structures, one of which is the Colosseum.

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Domes, like arches, were a Roman engineering and architectural marvel. Domes were used to add a round, circular roof onto structures. Not only were they useful, but also a beautiful and important part of grand Roman buildings. The Romans were very strategical about their domes and used concrete containing heavy rocks for the bottom and concrete containing very light rocks, usually pumice, for the top. This configuration of stone as well as an oculus in the center made it so that their domes wouldn't collapse in on themselves.

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Concrete is likely the most valuable building material the world has ever discovered. When Romans first made concrete, they used a mixture of stone, sand, and water for a liquid-like mixture of rocks that would harden into solid stone after time. Later, however, the Romans added another material to the mix which expanded the capabilities of concrete even further. As volcanic ash was included, concrete became both stronger and stretchier. Concrete could be poured into molds and then used as singular building blocks, which was used to mass-produce arches.

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The Roman Republic was set up in 509 BC then became a Roman Empire in 27 BC. The roman republic were the citizens of Rome and the citizens of Rome voted for things they wanted like leaders to lead the Roman Empire. Roman government wrote written laws which later then influenced the U.S constitution.

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For example, the Romans used columns and open areas to make their buildings more majestic.As the Romans advanced in architecture they created arches that made their buildings  more stronger and stable.

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Roman Engineering was an extreme advancement from the past and it still is now. If Rome never made engineering advancements such as concrete, roads, bridges, aqueducts, and domes, where would society be now? The Romans were so brilliant with their designs that they haven't been forgotten after all these centuries. In fact, our builders to this day still look to Rome for help on their designs.

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Roman Empire had three types of people, they were called patricians, plebeians, and the slaves. Patricians were the wealthy people of Rome and they were citizens of Rome so they had rights to vote they also had slaves do their work. Plebeians were normal citizens of Rome they had to work for a living and since plebeians were citizens of the Roman Empire they also had rights to voting. Slaves were the lowest people of the Roman Empire  so they had no rights, no freedom and no money slaves were not citizens of Rome so they could not attend voting meetings or vote at all. Slaves had to work for the patricians.

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Roman republic was a government ruled by citizens of the roman empire which were the patricians and the plebeians. The roman republic was a system of voting by the citizens of Rome. The Romans voted for their laws and emperors or leaders. Roman republic was made to give what the people wanted and what they wanted for the people that have rights.

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Romans government was a very important thing for the Roman Empire. Government of Rome had many things that influenced the U.S government. The Roman Empires laws were meant to keep people safe and to make everyone be treated fairly. Rome had written laws like the U.S with their U.S constitution, Romes written law were written down and put for display in a stone carving to show and remind everyone of the Roman laws. Romes laws were decided by citizens of Rome which were the patricians and the plebeians when the Republic was a government.

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The Romans idea or inspiration was  from the ancient Greeks, but added unique changes to it. The reason the Romans greatly admired the Greeks Architecture and choices was because it represented beauty. This is where they took the idea of columns to make their structures more sophisticated.

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