https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg The Achievements of the Roman Empire en-us 2017-08-29 23:07:04 UTC 2023-06-26 11:26:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/217138503/9d9ac580371b477ac5a7042e9ec5a3d8/canva_roman_construction_classic_isolated_icon_MAB8OdpTJWA.png EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/183560157 Aqueducts are human-made tunnels that traveled water from distant mountain into Rome or other cities.]]> 2017-08-30 00:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/183560157 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/183561591 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.]]> 2017-08-30 00:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/183561591 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/183569601 Roman Bridges, built by Roman engineers, lasted centuries using stone and had an arch as the basic structure. Others also usedoncrete for the bridges.]]> 2017-08-30 01:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/183569601 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/183785519 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.]]> 2017-08-30 18:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/183785519 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184071128 The Romans invented a roof called the dome.These domes were made of concrete.]]> 2017-08-31 19:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184071128 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184073976 The Roman architects used the Greek's ideas to make their buildings elegant and beautiful.]]> 2017-08-31 19:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184073976 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184076801 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.]]> 2017-08-31 19:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184076801 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184108795 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]]> 2017-08-31 23:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184108795 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184111642 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.]]> 2017-09-01 00:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184111642 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184115825 Roman Laws were written down and kept on public display for the people of Rome.]]> 2017-09-01 00:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184115825 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184122195 The laws would protect Romans from unfair treatment, so officials had to treat everyone the same. Only citizens could hold public offices or vote.]]> 2017-09-01 02:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184122195 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184124275 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. ]]> 2017-09-01 02:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184124275 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184128215 The Pantheon's dome inspired the California State Capital's dome in Sacramento.]]> 2017-09-01 03:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184128215 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184129204 The Roman aqueducts inspired the Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct that starts from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Southern California.]]> 2017-09-01 03:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184129204 EdwinC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184129934 The laws of Rome influenced the laws of America, especially the law about being innocent until proven guilty.]]> 2017-09-01 03:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwinC/8xeysd8g9kyg/wish/184129934