Slide Show Presentation Made by Julie Marnell

Roman Literature• Virgil – wrote the

Aeneid–A Latin epic – legendary story of

Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy where he became the ancestor of the Romans

7 Architectural & Engineering Achievements

• Romans brought many new ideas to architecture

• Three were learned from the Etruscans

1. Arch

2. Baked Brick 3.Cement

Roman Arch• A way to make a doorway or window

with no beams

Keystone

4. Aqueducts• River water was

dirty with sewage• Aqueducts

brought clean water to cities from far and nearby hills

5. Domes

6. Roads

7. Coliseum• An ancient sports

arena in the shape of an oval stadium–Had mock battles

where over 10,000 slaves, prisoners or volunteers were killed

• Could hold over 50,000 spectators

Pictures Cited• Slide 1 – http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/events/statecompetitions/webawards/winners2006/secondary/10/images/

Atlantis_lg.jpg• Slide 4 – http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/842/25073560.JPG• Slide 5 –

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg/526px-Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg

• Slide 6 – http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Myth/Images/apollo.gif• Slide 7 – http://www.studiorhi.com/images/artwork/color/Diana.jpg• Slide 8 – http://www.solarsabbath.org/athena.jpg• Slide 9 – http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/images/mlw_0001_0004_0_img0203.jpg• Slide 10 – http://www.historywiz.com/images/rome/amortiepolo.jpg• Slide 11 – http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/outreach/events/aeneid.jpg,

http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/en_easyart/lg/3/0/Virgil-Reading-the-Aeneid-to-Livia-Octavia-and-Augustus-c-1812-Jean-Auguste-Ingres-303943.jpg

• Slide 12 – http://www.cdnarchitect.com/asf/principles_of_enclosure/enclosure_typologies/images/romanarch.gif, http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3554662/2/istockphoto_3554662_bricks.jpg, http://www.icwhen.com/charley/osprey_lakes/photos/08140065b.JPG

• Slide 13 – http://www.keystonesearch.com/images/keystone_arch.jpg• Slide 14 – http://www.eriding.net/media/photos/geography/comenius_pr/france/saintes/

050722_jmason_mp_geo_saint_0034.jpg• Slide 15 – http://www.widerange.org/images/large/tunnelBridge.jpg• Slide 16 –• Slide 17 –http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mthoreso/photo_gallery/Miscellany/slides/Roman%20Aqueduct.jpg

Slide Show Presentation Made by Julie Marnell

Pictures Cited• Slide 18 – http://www.wayfaring.info/images/The_Pont_du_Gard_Roman_Aque.gif• Slide 19 – http://www.feelmadrid.com/photo142.jpg• Slide 20 – http://www.destination360.com/europe/france/pantheon.php• Slide 21 – http://thecoinshop.maltaexpo.com/filebank/imagebank/05/IL%20PANTHEON

%20(Large).JPG• Slide 22 – http://intranet.arc.miami.edu/rjohn/images/HadrianicArchitecture/Dome%20view

%20Pantheon.jpg• Slide 23 – http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/21/A70-10644• Slide 24 – http://www.pacificedits.com/Voyages/Italy/Coliseum%20and%20Forum/Images/

Coliseum_outside.JPG• Slide 25 – http://www.markmallett.com/blog/wp-images/Coliseum2_1.jpg• Slide 26 - http://img1.jurko.net/wall/paper/gladiator_8.jpg• Slide 27 –http://www.cineclub.de/images/2000/gladiator_2.jpg• Slide 28 – http://zepfanman.com/images/gladioat.jpg• Slide 29 - http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/gladiator.jpg

Roman Literature

Roman Architecture andEngineering

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Who was Virgil? What did he write?