https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e Things they are known for en-us 2018-09-17 15:19:43 UTC 2018-09-22 06:05:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/282393468 (Engineering)]]> 2018-09-17 15:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/282393468 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/282393788 Aqueducts are a waterway system that is one of the greatest achievements of the ancient world. It transport water from the mountains to Roman cities that rely on them. Aqueducts also keep running water, indoor plumbing, and sewer systems from carrying diseases.https://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-aqueducts.php]]> 2018-09-17 15:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/282393788 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/282969854 They were created to travel and trade with other people. All the roads connected back to the Roman Empire. They were built using curb stones, digging a long pit between them, and placing rocks and gravel to cover them.
https://www.ancient.eu/Roman_Engineering/]]> 2018-09-18 15:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/282969854 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/282975459 Tunnels were used to have space for the Roman's aqueduct and road to place them in. It was difficult to create tunnels because excavations could take years and surveyors had to make sure the ends are correct. They also had many types of methods depending on the situation.
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 https://www.ancient.eu/Roman_Architecture/]]> 2018-09-19 14:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283464224 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283470280 Arches were the foundation of Roman's architectural mastery and massive building expanse of building projects. Because of this, it helped Romans make bigger buildings, longer roads, and better aqueducts. The Roman arches are ancestors of modern architectures.
https://www.ancient.eu/Roman_Architecture/]]> 2018-09-19 15:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283470280 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283479129 A dome is a hemisphere structure that has evolved from the arch. It usually forms a ceiling or a roof. The dome was used as a sun dial when had a hole on the top of the dome. Because of this idea, it became popular and other countries started to build them.
https://www.britannica.com/technology/dome-architecture]]> 2018-09-19 15:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283479129 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283954482 (Government)]]> 2018-09-20 14:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283954482 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283957065 The Romans created the form of government, a republic because they did not want a monarchy for they want to be free. They wanted  the republic to have the citizens elect their own leader. But they didn't want one person having too much powers, so they chose to have two consuls instead of one.
 https://www.unrv.com/government.php]]> 2018-09-20 14:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283957065 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283965892 As senates started to make laws for there city, they also started to create there system of laws, or the Twelve Tables. The Twelve Tables were a set of laws inscribed on 12 bronze tablets. They were the beginning of laws that would be passed by the government and written down for the citizens. They were used for citizens to have equal rights and to determine guilty ones for crimes.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Roman-law]]> 2018-09-20 15:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283965892 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283979043 They created three types of Branches of Government. One of the branches are legislative, they are Senates that are old and wealthy families. Another Branch of Government is executive, they are made up of two consuls that have almost kingly powers. The last Branch of Government is judicial, they are elected yearly and work as a judge.
https://www.penfield.edu/webpages/jgiotto/onlinetextbook.cfm?subpage=1666288]]> 2018-09-20 15:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/283979043 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/284405747 (Art)]]> 2018-09-21 14:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/284405747 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/284408347 The Romans influenced by the Etruscan's art. The Romans started to invite Etruscan artists to decorate there buildings. Even though they were influenced first by the Etruscan s, they were also influenced by the reeks. The Romans had started to make copies of the Greeks sculptures. It was so popular, that they created schools just specifically for the sculptures.
https://www.ancient.eu/Roman_Art/]]> 2018-09-21 14:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/284408347 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/284416593 The interiors of the Roman's buildings were frequently decorated with bold colors and designs. They were influenced by tales, myths, and legends, but they did not not stop there. Wall paintings were created using a painstaking to build up various layers of materials. They had different types of color shade and they also were influenced by the Greeks myth.
https://www.ancient.eu/article/597/roman-wall-painting/]]> 2018-09-21 15:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/284416593 305623 https://padlet.com/305623/ii2xin5vhs5e/wish/284422798 Roman mosaics were commonly used in private homes and public buildings though out Rome. The mosaics were not only used as art, but also tit holds invaluable formation like everyday clothes, food, and water. But they mostly revels Roman activities like gladiator contest, sports, and agriculture. The mosaics originated from the Bronze Age and in both Minoan civilization and Mycenaean civilization.
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