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Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome. Its Culture and Legacy. Greco-Roman Culture. Territories taken over were governed in the same way By 2 nd century BCE- started to adopt Greek culture Educated Romans started to learn Greek Greek + Hellenistic + Roman culture = Greco-Roman Culture (AKA Classical Civilization)

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Ancient Rome

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  1. Ancient Rome Its Culture and Legacy

  2. Greco-Roman Culture Territories taken over were governed in the same way By 2nd century BCE- started to adopt Greek culture Educated Romans started to learn Greek Greek + Hellenistic + Roman culture = Greco-Roman Culture (AKA Classical Civilization) Adapted Greek ways and blended it into their own

  3. Fine Arts Learned sculpting from the Greeks Greek sculptures known for beauty and idealism Roman sculptures known for realistic quality (like a portrait) Roman art served practical purpose (education)

  4. Bas-relief sculpting (images projecting from a flat background) peaked during reign of Augustus Bas-Relief Sculpting

  5. Pictures made by setting small pieces of stone or glass onto a surface. Most Roman villas had at least 1 colored mosaic Roman Mosaic

  6. Large murals painted directly on the wall Most famous are from Pompeii Frescoes

  7. Video Clip on Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn14wkg0mhM&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

  8. Philosophy Borrowed philosophy from the Greeks Stoicism was influential because it encouraged virtue, duty, moderation, and endurance Why would the Romans like this? Emperor Marcus Aurelius (last good emperor) was a Stoic

  9. Inspired by Greek literature Took 10 years to write Epic about Aeneas Modeled after Homer Virgil’s Aeneid

  10. Language • Latin remained the language of learning even after the fall of the Roman Empire • Official language of Roman Catholic Church • Adopted by different peoples and developed into (Romance Languages) • French • Spanish • Portuguese • Italian • Romanian

  11. Technology - Roman Roads

  12. Important architectural feature in Rome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO1NQy4oyJs&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active Technology: Roman Arches

  13. Designed to bring water into cities and towns Supported by arches Technology – Aqueducts

  14. Place to worship the Roman gods Architecture: Pantheon

  15. Inside the Pantheon…

  16. Began by Emperor Vespasian and completed by sons Titus and Domitian Hosted: Gladiator fights Executions of Christians Animals being hunted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfSTZUEH95Q&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active Colosseum

  17. Center for Roman life: elections, speeches, trials, business affairs Originally a marketplace Surrounded by a few important ancient government buildings The Forum

  18. Ptolemy Greek-Roman citizen who lived in Egypt Astronomy: Almanac for astronomical predictions, physical realization of the universe, identified constellations Geography: Mapped out known world (inhabited by Rome or not) and instructed others how to map it out Book on astrology Music in a mathematical light (expanded on Pythagoras) Optics: book on vision and the eye

  19. More of an emphasis on public health Built Public Bathes to keep clean Public water systems (aqueducts) Built medical schools Medicine

  20. Religion Started as Roman mythology (note where the planets got their names) Christianity became Imperial religion and one of the most popular religions worldwide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb8R2S-qq7o&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

  21. Roman Law Law should be fair and applied equally to all people People were INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY Burden of proof rests with the accuser rather than the accused People should be punished for actions NOT THOUGHTS Any law that was unreasonable or unfair could be set aside Stemmed from the Twelve Tables

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