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Roman Achievements

Discover the legacy of Ancient Rome through its fine arts, literature, language, law, and engineering. Learn about realistic stone sculptures, mosaics, Latin literature, Stoic philosophy, legal principles, and architectural innovations like arches and aqueducts.

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Roman Achievements

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  1. Roman Achievements

  2. Fine Art • Learned sculpture from Greece • Realistic stone sculptures, used for education • Bas-relief and low-relief: images project from flat background • Art told stories and of people • Mosaics- small pieces of stone, glass or tile on a surface • Painting- murals/ frescos

  3. Literature • Influenced by Greek stoicism • Marcus Aurelius a stoic • Virgil- Aeneid • Ovid- Poetry • Livy- History of Rome (myth) • Tacitus- True history of Rome • Latin Language • Base for Romance Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, some English

  4. Law • Rights of citizens • Expanded for all people • Influenced by stoics • Laws Developed by Romans • Equal treatment • Innocent until proven guilty • Burden of proof on accuser • Only actions are punishable • Laws are amendable

  5. Engineering • Arch • Dome • Concrete • Coliseum • Aqueducts • Roads

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