The Legacy Of Rome
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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THE ROMAN LEGACY
BY CHLOE CHAMBERLIN
The romans were skilled in creating realistic statues. Roman frescoes often showed three-dimensional landscapes and other scenes. They also made highly decorative bottles of blown glass.
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The romans learned how to use the arch, the vault, and the dome to build huge structures. A "vault" is an arch used to support a ceiling or roof. A "dome" is a vault in the shape of a hemisphere that rests on a circular wall. The Romans also invented a new kind of building called a stadium. The romans were also the first to make widespread use of concrete. They made concrete by mixing broken stone with sand, cement, and water and then allowing the mixture to harden.
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Romans were the greatest builders of roads, bridges, and aqueducts in the ancient world. Their techniques set the standard of road building for 2,000 years. Romans were so talented at creating aqueducts as well, that we still use some of their aqueducts today. The water system in Segovia, Spain, still uses part of an ancient Roman aqueduct. Engineering in Rome was important to them and people today. Without Roman engineering, the whole world would change.
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One legacy of Rome that affects us everyday is the Roman language, Latin. We still use the Latin alphabet (even though Roman Latin uses 23 letters and English uses 26). Several Modern European languages developed from Latin such as Italian, Spanish, and French. English is a Germanic language, but it was influenced by French-speaking Normans. You can still see the influence of Latin in many words we use today. We also inherited Roman numerals from Romans.
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Philosophy was a law that came from the Greeks. To the Stoics, the one truly good thing in life was to have character. This meant having virtues such as self-control and courage. Stoics disagreed to those who said happiness was only a way to leave pain and sorrow. They said true happiness was the peace of mind that came from living up to Stoic ideals.
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Roman laws covered marriages, inheritances, contracts, and many other parts of daily life. Modern laws in European countries (like France) are based in a part on ancient Roman laws. Judges in Roman courts tried to make fair decisions that respected people's rights. Their courts did not treat the poor or enslaved Romans as fair as they did to the rich though. Emperors often made bad laws, but the ideals of justice and natural rights still live on.
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