ROMAN ACHEIVEMENTS

TWELVE TABLES

• A code that explained the laws during the republic era.
• Carved in stone and put up in the Forum so that everyone could see them.

ROMAN CALENDARS

• Every month had an odd number of days.
• Julius Caesar changed the year to 365 days instead of 355 days.

ROMAN BOOKS

• They stacked pages of papyrus to make the books.
• Early christians became some of the first to adapt the use of the book.

ROMAN ROADS

• Constructed with dirt, gravel, and bricks.
• Each time a new building was built a road was built straight back to Rome from that building.

ROMAN BATHS

• There would be a fire to heat up the walls, floor, and water.
• Every town had a bath house.

ROMAN AQUADUCTS

• Built because there was not enough water in the city (Rome).
• Held up by bridges which are held up by arches.

ROMAN NEWSPAPER

• These early newspapers were written on metal, stone, or papyrus.
• Pasted around highly populated areas such as the Forum.