Roman Achievements by Catherine Mendoza

Roman Roads

3408533_1 — 2018-09-17 18:53:36 UTC

1. The Roman Roads are know more for there straightens and it’s solid bases.
2. The building of these roads started around 300 BC.
3. The roads were built using concrete. Concrete was made of volcanic ash.

Roman Bridges

3408533_1 — 2018-09-17 18:55:52 UTC

1. The bridges were used for transportation and when wars would occur the army’s would burn the bridges as a strategy.
2. The Romans used wood, logs, and stone to make their bridges.
3. The arches in the bridges were very important and stood out at lot.

Roman Aqueducts

3408533_1 — 2018-09-17 18:58:21 UTC

1. Through out 312 BCE to 226 CE. Eleven aqueducts were built in Rome.
2. The Roman aqueducts were used for water transportation, fountains and public baths.
3. The aqueducts were very important for farming and drinking fountains.

Roman Arches

3408533_1 — 2018-09-18 18:33:08 UTC

1. The Romans used arches in house contructioning.
2. The arches were used almost everywhere and were used in a lot of buildings and temples.
3. Arches were one of the Romans greatest achievements. They are used almost everywhere.

Roman Domes

3408533_1 — 2018-09-18 18:36:04 UTC

1. The Romans used the arch as inspiration to build the dome.
2. One of the largest Roman domes is built into the Pantheon
3. Roman domes can be locted in tombs, baths, villas, and palaces.

Roman Columns

3408533_1 — 2018-09-18 18:40:48 UTC

1. The Romans took the idea of columns from the Greeks.
2. The columns were very important to the Romans because they used them for support, and building. Some of buildings that they built using the columns were for aqueduct, bridges, sewers, and more.
3. The columns were built from huge stones put together or carved from a huge stone

Open Spaces

3408533_1 — 2018-09-18 18:44:13 UTC

1. Roman open spaces are very important because they would be used for social gathering.
2. Gatherings such as gladiator fights, meetings, plays, and more were held there.
3. One of the most iconic open spaces would be the Colosseum. The Colosseum would hold gladiator fights.

Laws

3408533_1 — 2018-09-21 01:41:12 UTC

1. The Romans had many laws and a variety of those laws protected Rome’s citizens.
2. The Romans had the law of the Twelve Tables.

3. The laws of the Twelve Tables were written laws that the Romans wrote on bronze tablets so citizens can see them

Equal Treatment

3408533_1 — 2018-09-21 01:41:51 UTC

1. A male citizen had a variety of rights, privileges, and protections in Ancient Rome,
2. A Roman female citizen had very limited form of citizenship. Although she could still own property, run a business, and get divorced.
3. Rome has different classes of citizenship. Like for example the Cives Romani, Latini, Socii, Provinciales, and Peregrini.

Rights and Duties of Citizens

3408533_1 — 2018-09-21 01:48:15 UTC

1. Only citizens could vote and hold public offices.
2. A citizen who was thought to be innocent until proven guilty, under the Roman law.
3. The Romans also established the statement that all free citizens had the right to be protected by the law.

The Republic

3408533_1 — 2018-09-21 01:51:16 UTC

1. The Romans started a republic in which citizens can vote for there leader.
2. The republic began after they over through the kings. Who was a tyrant, they said they would never have a king again.
3. The republic was made up of patricians and plebeians.

Branches of Government

3408533_1 — 2018-09-21 01:51:47 UTC

1. The Romans has 3 different branch’s of government. Assemblies, Senate, and Consuls.
2. The Senate was the upper House of Parliament and the Assembies were people. There people held ultimate source of sovereignty.
3. The Consuls were the highest in magistrates.

Roman Contributions Today

3408533_1 — 2018-09-21 03:55:25 UTC

We see Roman contributions today, all around us. In buildings, houses we see the architecture of Roman arches. In the White House today you the use of the dome. Bridges, we use them everyday just like roads. Some bridges may even have arches in them. Our government uses the ideas of Roman governmenting every day. Like voting for our leader, having laws to protect us, and having branches of government. Still today we see glimpses of Roman contributions.