Maverick McIntyre Roman Contributions by Maverick McIntyre_mgma0

Map of Roman Empire

mgma0 — 2025-03-19 19:09:11 UTC

Contributions in Architecture

mgma0 — 2025-03-21 00:13:42 UTC

The Arch was a building technique that was used by the Romans and it still used today. The Romans were able to effectively build arches due to their usage of concrete, and proof of this effectiveness is that many ancient roman buildings still stand today.

Contributions in Literature

mgma0 — 2025-03-21 00:19:10 UTC

Many of the most famous playwrights, poets and authors such as Shakespeare were influenced by the Roman Empire.

Contributions in Law and Government

mgma0 — 2025-03-21 00:24:58 UTC

Ancient Rome had a very unique way of governing for it's time. They had the first republic, where citizens could elect people to represent them and make decisions for them. People in office could only hold that position for so long before they were forced to give up that seat. Each branch of the government had checks and balances to keep the other branches in check, so that no one branch became too powerful at one time. This is heavily reflected in the American government of today, where people vote on representatives to vote on things higher up, and they also have a system of checks and balances in place.

mgma0 — 2025-03-21 00:29:41 UTC

The Romans made many impactful inventions in their time, from war focused weapons like the ballista, to creatively focused things like cement and raised sidewalks. They even invented the 5 pulley crane, which made construction much easier and a modern adaptation of which is still used today.

Ptolemy

mgma0 — 2025-03-21 00:34:11 UTC

Ptolemy created the first model of the universe. and although he was wrong, his works would go on to inspire other astronomers in the future to pursue their research and discover the truth of the universe

Julius Ceaser

mgma0 — 2025-03-21 00:38:46 UTC

Julius Ceaser was a brilliant military leader and a successful politician. He rose to fame and claimed power, shutting down the republic and becoming dictator. Which wasn't necessarily a good thing, but it shows how much influence he had. The people of the empire loved him because of what he did for them, but a group of senators realized that although it looked good, this was not going to turn out well for Rome in the long run, so they assassinated him.

Constantine

mgma0 — 2025-03-21 00:45:33 UTC

Constantine was the first emperor to convert to Christianity. He stopped the persecution of Christians and played an important part in the Christianization of Rome. He also had a city named after him, which became the capital of the empire