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Aqueducts are human-made tunnels that traveled water from distant mountain into Rome or other cities.

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Romans built strong roads that lasted for many years, using concrete blocks that were made of crushed stones & pebbles. Over 250,000 miles of roads connected the territory of the Romain Empire, using them to connect distant places of the Empire.

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Roman Bridges, built by Roman engineers, lasted centuries using stone and had an arch as the basic structure. Others also usedoncrete for the bridges.

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Roman architects wanted their buildings to be beautiful, and because they admired the Greek structures, the Romans borrowed the Greek ideas and made columns for their buildings.

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The Romans invented a roof called the dome.These domes were made of concrete.

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The Roman architects used the Greek's ideas to make their buildings elegant and beautiful.

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Like Greeks, Roman artists liked to make their art realistic. They wanted their statues to be so realistic that they look like they can come to life.

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Many Roman artists particularly excelled in crating portraits. Some portraits were so realistic that people could even tell what the subject's personality was like

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Philosophy is the study about the nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. Philosophy is considered a art because Philosophy is art. Roman philosophers advised people on how they should act to improve their lives.

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Roman Laws were written down and kept on public display for the people of Rome.

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The laws would protect Romans from unfair treatment, so officials had to treat everyone the same. Only citizens could hold public offices or vote.

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In addition to having rights, the citizens have duties. Citizens had to pay taxes, and male citizens had to join the army if needed. The Romans made the "code of justice" that would apply to Roman citizens. One idea was that a person was innocent until proven guilty.

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The Pantheon's dome inspired the California State Capital's dome in Sacramento.

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The Roman aqueducts inspired the Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct that starts from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Southern California.

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The laws of Rome influenced the laws of America, especially the law about being innocent until proven guilty.