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Roman Legacy. Ms. Carmelitano. Greco-Roman Culture. Cultural Diffusion Mixture of Roman and Greek (Hellenistic) culture Educated Romans learned Greek language Classical civilizations are a mix of Greek, Roman, and Hellenistic cultures. Art. Greek: Known for beauty and idealism - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ROMAN LEGACYMs. Carmelitano
GRECO-ROMAN CULTURE Cultural Diffusion
Mixture of Roman and Greek (Hellenistic) culture Educated Romans learned Greek language
Classical civilizations are a mix of Greek, Roman, and Hellenistic cultures
ART Greek: Known for beauty and idealism Romans: were realistic
Their artwork had a practical purpose Art was used for education, and to preserve
history
ROMAN ART Sculptures
Bas-relief or low-relief: images project from a flat background
Used to tell stories or represent crowds of people, soldiers in battle, landscapes
MosaicsPictures made by setting smalls pieces of
glass or tile onto surfaceVillas and country houses had at least one
PaintingMurals called frescoes were painted on
walls of the wealthy A Fresco is a painting made on damp plaster to
brighten villas Example
Fresco’s of PompeiiPompeii was a city located near Mt Vesuvius,
which erupted in 79 CEAsh rained down over the city, preserving the
people and objects in ash Including the Frescos
POMPEII Attracted the wealthy due to its warm
climate, and fertile soil
LEARNING Philosophy
Stoicism Zeno: Greek Stoic Encouraged virtue, duty, moderation, endurance
LITERATURE Roman Themes:
Virtue, duty Virgil
Wrote Roman literature Aeneid – epic of Aeneas modeled after epics
of Homer The epic follows Aeneas, a Trojan soldier, destined
to build the city of Rome Ovid
Poet Wrote light poetry for enjoymentAmores: is a poem about love
HistoryLivy
Roman Historian Wrote a multivolume history of Rome beginning
in 9BCE It holds legends, as well as history
Tacitus Accurately preserved historical facts of Rome He wrote Annals and Histories
Accurately catalogued Roman morality, and lack there of
Including a depiction of Nero’s cruelty
LANGUAGE The Romans spoke Latin
This became the language of learning in the west and the Catholic Church
Developed into French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian Romantic languages
Half of the words in English are based on Latin
BUILDINGS Roman Architecture
ArchDomeConcrete
AqueductsBrought water into cities and towns
Colosseum Roads
SYSTEM OF LAW The Roman’s most lasting contribution The Romans believed that law should be
fair and applied equally to all people Based on stoic philosophers
All people had the right to equal treatment under the law
A person should be punished for actions not thoughts
All people are innocent until proven guiltyThe burden of proof on accuserLaws should be fair
PRESERVATION OF GREEK CULTURE Roman writers preserved Greek culture
Greek writing was translated into LatinRoman writer, artists, and philosophers
build off of the ideas of the Greeks Although Rome eventually falls, the idea
of Rome, achieves immortality