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Page 1: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Roman Achievements

Page 2: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Literature

• Drew several ideas from the Greeks– Epic

• Virgil – Aeneid

• Tacitus- Historian – Annals and Histories

• Latin was the primary language for communication

Page 3: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Legal System

• Created the republic form of government

• 12 Tables– Written law code

• Democratic principles– No one is above the law– Innocent until proven guilty– Burden of proof rests with the accuser– Punish actions only, not thoughts

Page 4: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Engineering and Science• Invented Concrete

Page 5: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Engineering and Science• Invented concrete

• Built aqueducts

Page 6: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Engineering and Science• Invented concrete

• Built aqueducts

• Built roads throughout the empire– “All roads lead to Rome”

Page 7: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary
Page 8: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary
Page 9: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Engineering and Science• Invented concrete

• Built aqueducts

• Built roads throughout the empire– “All roads lead to Rome”

• Fountains

Page 10: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary
Page 11: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Architecture

• Arch

Page 12: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Architecture• Arch

• Dome

Page 13: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary
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Art• Intended for education

• Mosaics

Page 16: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Art• Intended for education

• Mosaics

• Frescoes

Page 17: Roman Achievements. Literature Drew several ideas from the Greeks –Epic Virgil –Aeneid Tacitus- Historian –Annals and Histories Latin was the primary

Art• Intended for education

• Mosaics

• Frescoes

• Sculpture

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Wealthy Home

Common Home

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Hadrian’s Wall

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