ancient rome

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roman roads

• The roads of Ancient Rome were built by Roman soldiers
• The roads were made of 3 layers of different items
• The items are; sand, crushed stone, and concrete
• Roads were higher in the middle so that the rain will drain off

how ROMAN ROADS WERE MADE

• The bottom level was rubble 
• Then flat slabs of rock
• After that concrete and gravel
• Finally closely-laid paving stones

roman bathhouses

Roman towns had ONE public bathroom.

Bathhouses were considered a social center.

JULIUS CAESAR AND AUGUSTUS

Julius Caesar was one of the best military commanders.

Julius Caesar revised the Roman calendar.

July was named after Caesar.

Caesar was elected for dictator and consul, in 49 B.C.

Augustus was the first emperor of Rome in 27 B.C.

August was named after Augustus.

Greeks and their religion

Greeks were polytheistic which means they believed in multiple gods.

There were 12 main gods, they lived on top of Mt. Olympus and were called the Olympians.

greek god facts

• Hera was Zues' wife
• Apollo & Artemis were brother & sister
• Aphrodite was Hephaestus' wife, but she was really in love with Ares
• Demeter was Zeus' sister
• Athena was born from Zues' head fully-grown

Roman Laws and establishment

The 12 tables were the first Roman laws.

The Roman Empire was established in 27 B.C.

latin and the church

latin

• Latin was the most common language internationally of that time
• Accio- I summon
• Expecto Patronum- I look for  protector
• Some people thought Latin was magic
• Churches used Latin

AFTER THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE THE CHURCH KEPT....

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• LATIN
• BISHOPS & ARCHBISHOPS
• THE POPE
• PRIESTS
• CARDINALS

number system

Arabic Numerals- the numbers that we use in math and most other times we need numbers.

Rule 1: When letters are repeated the value increases by that much.

Rule 2: When letters are put after another letter of bigger value, the 2 values are combined.

Rule 3: When letters are put in front of another letter of bigger value, the bigger value decreases.