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1. The Roman republic had three branches of government, the consuls, the Senate, and the Assembly.
2. The Roman republic had written laws called the 12 Tables.
3. In a Roman republic, Roman citizens had rights and duties that they had to do.

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1.  Rome was also split into the patricians, or the wealthy class, and the plebeians, or the middle and lower class.
2. In the beginning, only the patricians held a power in government which led to the plebeians feeling left out; in the end the plebeians could hold power in government.
3. The consuls were like the leaders, the Senate were representatives that helped run the government, and the Assembly had people who could also pass laws.

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1. The Romans created sturdy roads that lasted for centuries and can be still found today.
2. The Romans built their roads straight because doing that was easier for them to travel faster.
3. The roads were made by laying stones along the floor and cutting the stones so they would fit together better and tighter.

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1. An aqueduct is a man-made channel that carries water from one place to another place.
2. The Romans built aqueducts to bring water into the cities for things such as supplying baths and fountains.
3. The Roman had to use the water from the aqueduct because the water from the springs were unpleasant to drink and water from the Tiber River was unsafe.

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1. The Romans built their bridges with the technique of using arched shapes so that the bridge structure was stronger.
2. These bridges could hold as much as, or even more than, its own weight in load.
3. The Romans built the bridges to carry things such as aqueducts and viaducts that carry water and goods.

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1. The arch was important since it allowed the Romans to improve,such as making longer roads, bigger buildings, and bigger aqueducts.
2. The Romans learned how to make arches from the Etruscans, the first people to find out how to make an arch.
3. Without arches, constructions such as famous roads and aqueducts would not be possible.

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1. The dome on the Pantheon inspired many other buildings, such as the State Capitol building in Sacramento.
2. The dome was created when the Romans evolved the arch and formed a ceiling or roof.
3. The Romans started building domes because they realized that it would be useful to make an open room inside with no need for columns to hold the ceiling.

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1. The Romans used Greek ideas and made buildings look elegant and majestic by creating open spaces.
2. Open spaces are included in many buildings, such as the Roman Colosseum.
3. The Romans would sometimes make buildings with large ceilings and wide open spaces.

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1. The Romans created columns to make the buildings look elegant.
2. The Romans built columns so that it could provide a vertical structure that transmits the the weight from above to below.
3. There are many types of Roman columns, such as Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns.

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1. The Romans painted their murals directly onto the walls on their rooms.
2. Some subjects that the murals were about include scenes from mythology, architectures, and even nature.
3. Romans painted their murals with natural shades, such as reds, browns, blues, and blacks.

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1. The Romans wanted their statues to be so realistic that they looked like they were alive.
2. Roman statues were usually used to decorate both private and public buildings.
3. Roman statues were also created to serve the needs of those who bought them rather them being the sculptors artistic designs.

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1. Roman sculptures came from blending classical Greek sculptures with realism artistic preferences of the East.
2. Sculptures improved in the Roman Empire, they became larger and more realistic.
3. Roman sculptures were made with stone, metals, glass, terracotta, bronze, and marbles

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1. Roman mosaics can show a picture of what ancient Roman life was.
2. An interesting fact is that Roman murals were made to be walked on.
3. In the time of ancient Romans, owing a mosaic was a sign of wealth and status.

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1. The Romans had a system of laws called the Twelve Tables that were carved onto stone tablets.
2. The Romans supported their laws by the idea that citizens had the right to be protected by the law.
3. One of the Romans laws was that a person was innocent until he/she was proven to be guilty and that the accused could defend themselves in front of a judge.

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1. Roman citizens had the right to vote for their leaders or elected officials.
2. Romans also had the right of settling a dispute in court and holding a position of power.
3. The Roman's duties was to follow all the 12 written laws, pay taxes, and serve in the military.