Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity

Section 3: The Roman

Achievement

Romans Write Literature, History, and Philosophy

Roman writers imitated

Greek styles but wrote in

Latin.

Roman historians recorded

their civilization’s highs and

lows.

The Hellenistic philosophy

of Stoicism influenced many

Roman thinkers.

Roman Art and Architecture Develops

Roman art and architecture

were also influenced by the

Greeks.

Sculptors created realistic

depictions and also tried to

reveal a person’s character

in their figures.

Roman architects built

monuments to Roman

power and created domes

over large spaces.

Romans Apply Science and Mathematics for Practical Use

Romans were great

engineers as evidenced in

their roads and aqueducts.

Scientific research was left

to the Greeks.

New Law Codes Protect the Empire

Roman laws united the

empire.

Civil law and the law of

nations were merged to

apply to everyone in the

empire.

Many Roman principles of

law are still practiced

widely today.

Gladiator Relief