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Title: Impact of the Roman Empire
Description: These notes contain all the ways in which the Roman Empire has influenced the modern world
Description: These notes contain all the ways in which the Roman Empire has influenced the modern world
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Impact of The Roman Empire
Ancient Rome had a large influence
on the modern world
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From bridges and
stadiums to books and the words we
hear every day, the ancient Romans
have left their mark on our world
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Major design elements
included arches, columns, domes,
and vaults
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Romans made their statues
out of marble, fashioning monuments to great
human achievements and achievers
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Technology and Science
Ancient Romans pioneered advances in many
areas of science and technology, establishing
tools and methods that have ultimately shaped
the way the world does certain things
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They understood the laws of physics well
enough to develop aqueducts and better ways to
aid water flow
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Their roads were built
by laying gravel and then paving with rock
slabs
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They also developed tools and methods for use in agriculture
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Literature and Language
Poets such as Virgil, Horace, and Ovid produced works that have had an everlasting impact
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Shakespeare, in particular, was fascinated by the ancient Romans, who served as
the inspiration for some of his plays, including Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra
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Many Latin root words are also the foundation for many English words
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Along with that, a lot of Latin is still used in the
present-day justice system
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The Romans brought in their own coinage, which
was the same across the Empire
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Such a global currency has not been seen since
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Traders would advertise their wares with billboards and signs
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Potters would often stamp their vessels with their name, a mark of
quality
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In roman numerals, alphabets
are used to represent the fixed positive numbers
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Title: Impact of the Roman Empire
Description: These notes contain all the ways in which the Roman Empire has influenced the modern world
Description: These notes contain all the ways in which the Roman Empire has influenced the modern world