ROMAN TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY

• The Romans used great public projects to make their empire the most advanced of the ancient world.
• Roman engineers brought water into the city by building water bridges called aqueducts. Nine aqueducts provided the Roman people with 38 million gallons of water every day.
• The Romans built many huge stadiums called amphitheaters. People would gather in amphitheaters to watch shows with clowns, jugglers and acrobats.
• Some Roman entertainment was cruel. People would watch fights between wild animals and gladiators.

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INFORMATION

• Sewers help them fix their sanitation problem
• Technology allowed them to be a great empire
• The Romans constructed numerous aqueducts to supply water to cities and industrial sites and to aid in their agriculture.
• Some historians have speculated that lead pipes in the sewer and plumbing systems led to widespread lead poisoning

5 INNOVATIONS

• Aqueducts
• Concrete
• Newspapers
• Battlefield surgery
• The julian calendary