ROMAN CULTURE• Many Roman cultural ideas were borrowed from

the Ancient Greeks.• The Romans used Greek-style statues, public

buildings, and homes.• However, Romans introduced DOMES in their

archiectecture. • The Romans were credited with the creation of

concrete (mixture of volcanic ash, lime, and water).

• The most famous Roman structure is the Colosseum.

ROMAN LITERATURE• Roman writings were based off Greek works.• Virgil wrote the Aneid based of Homer’s The

Odyssey.• Horace wrote satires and odes to poke fun at

human weakness and express strong emotions about life.

• Rome’s first historian Livy recorded events that took place during the time of the Roman civilization.

ROMAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGLike many other things, Romans borrowed

many medical ideas from the Greeks as well.Galen emphasized the importance of anatomy

and dissected dead animals for scientific research.

Ptolemy studied the sky and mapped over 1000 different stars in outer space. However, he incorrectly placed the Earth in the center of the universe.

ROMAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGRoman engineers built elaborate roads in

Rome that connected city-states together (Roman Roads), and built an extensive water and sewage system.

Ancient Rome had running water, bath houses, public restrooms and water fountains.

Why was all of this such an amazing feat?

DAILY LIFE IN ROMEBy the time of Emperor Augustus, Rome had

a population of over 1 million people.Paterfamilias acted as the “head of

household.”Many Romans were well educated, and those

who could afford sent their young men to school.

Women in Roman society did not receive formal education.

DAILY LIFE IN ROMEWomen in Rome did have some rights, but

were not granted full citizenship.The freedoms that women enjoyed depended

on the wealth and standing of her husband.Wealthy women could own land, run a

business, and sell property.Women with less money, spent their time at

home taking care of the children.

ENSLAVED PEOPLESlavery was a part of Roman life.As the Roman Empire grew, military prisoners

from conquered lands were used as slaves.Some enslaved people were allowed to work in

people’s homes or act as doctors or lawyers if they possessed the right qualifications.

Everyone one else lived a miserable life and many slaves were forced to fight brutal death matches during gladiator games.

ENSLAVED PEOPLEThe most famous of all Roman slaves was

Spartacus.He led a slave revolt of 70,000 slaves in 73

B.C. that lasted for two years.When the revolt had ended, Spartacus and

6000 of his followers were put to death by crucifixion.

Roman Religion

Ancient Romans worshipped many gods and goddesses.

Many of the gods they worshipped were borrowed from Greek mythology.

As the Roman empire grew, it came into contact with many other religions such as Judaism and Christianity.

THE END