5. ROMAN CULTURE

ROMAN CULTURE● Language: Roman

spread Latin. Many European languages are derived from Latin

● Legislation: roman laws form the basis of Western legislation

● Philosophy: figures like Seneca or Cicero

● Literature: authors such as Virgil or Plautus

● Romans created the Julian Calendar, with 365 days, and an extra day in February each 4 years.

● ROMANISATION was the process of expansion of roman culture and language

6. ROMAN ARTS: SCULPTURE

● Two types:– PORTRAITS: bust, very detailed and

realistic

– HISTORICAL RELIEFS: that depicted military victories on triunfal arches and commemorative columns.

6. ROMAN ARTS: PAINTINGS AND MOSAICS

● PAINTINGS: imitated marble, depicted buildings, landscapes, mythology.

● MOSAICS: used small stones or tesseras to get geometric designs, scenes from mythology, daily life, etc.

7. THE END OF WESTERN ROME: THE GERMANIC INVASIONS

● The Germanic people settle on the northern borders of the Roman Empire.

● They were organised in tribes and had tribal chiefs● The lived from hunting, livestock and agriculture.● In the 3rd century, the Germanic barbarians began to invade the Roman

Empire.● The barbarians finally conquered the Western Roman empire in 476 AD.

The last emperor was Romulo Agusto