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ANCIENT ROME

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Project on Ancient Rome

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ANCIENT ROME


Presented by Pradyot Uday




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table of contents

  • Slide 4-5: Roman Archs
  • Slide 6-7: The Colosseum
  • Slide 8-9: Roman Government 
  • Slide 10-11: Roman Gods
  • Slide 12-14: Roman Laws 
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Table of Contents (contd.)

  • Slide 15-16: The Latin Language
  • Slide 17-18: Roman Numerals
  • Slide 19-20: Image Credits
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Center a - Roman Arches

  • Roman arches were more curved, splitting the pressure among the whole arch.
  • Roman arches had more compressive strength than other arches.
  • Roman arches reduced the cost of buildings.
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Continuation - Roman Arches

  • Roman arches were well known and are seen in many roman buildings.
  • Buildings that it was seen on are the Colosseum and aqueducts.
  • Romans did not invent the arch, they just perfected what people had used.

CEnter b - the Colosseum

  • The roman Colosseum had more than 80 entrances. 
  • It could seat more than 50,000 people.
  • The Colosseum stands as a proud symbol of Imperial Rome.
  • The Colosseum was the biggest open air theater of the Roman Empire.

Continuation - THe Colosseum

  • It was mainly to watch gladiators fight to the death.
  • It was also used to execute rebels.
  • During the fall of Rome, it was used to entertain the poor.
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Center c - Roman Leaders

  • Rome was a republic for 400 years
  •  Julius Caesar took control and became dictator in 49 BC.
  • Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC.
  • Augustus Caesar took control after Julius Caesar was assassinated.
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continuation - rOMAN Leaders

  • Octavian Augustus was a famous ruler because he was the first emperor.  
  • Emperors such as Nero and Diocletian opposed Christianity.
  • Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity.
  • The empire was split when Romulus Augustus was over thrown in 476 AD.

Center d - Roman Gods

  • Roman Gods were influenced by the Greek Gods. 
  • The three main Gods were Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto.
  • Jupiter was the God of the sky and the king of Roman Gods.
  • Neptune was the God of the sea.
  • Pluto was the God of the underworld.

Continuation: Roman Gods

  • Other gods: Venus (love), Mercury (messenger), Mars (war), Juno (women).
  • Ceres (harvest), Phoebus (sun), Diana (moon), Minerva (wisdom), 
  • Vulcan was the god of smiths.
  •  The entire collection of Roman gods is called the PANTHEON.
  • All the planets except Earth are named after Roman Gods. 

Center e - Roman Laws

  • Roman laws were called the Twelve Tables.
  • Law 1: When a person is asked to come to court, he has to go.
  • Law 2: A witness has to appear in court.
  • Law 3: When someone owes  another person money, he has 30 days to repay it.
  • Law 4: If a father tries to sell his son three times, the son is free.

Continuation: Roman Laws

  • Law 5: A woman has to remain with a guardian until she dies. 
  • Law 6: When someone buys or sells property in public, it is legal.
  • Law 7: If something of yours lands on someone else's property, they keep it
  • Law 8: No group meetings at night.
  • Law 9: If a judge takes a bribe, he is put to death.

CONTINUATION: Roman Laws

  • Law 10: No one is allowed to burn a dead body in the city.
  • Law 11: Poor and wealthy cannot marry.
  • Law 12: Slaves will be held responsible crimes that the master knows about.

Center F - LAtin

  • Latin was Rome's main language.
  • Latin was the internationally accepted language of the time.
  • The church mainly used it because the commoners did not know the language.
  • It gave the church a lot of authority and control.
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COntinuation: Latin

  • It all ended in the protestant reformation.
  • The leader of the protestant reformation was Martin Luther.
  • The protestant reformation caused the church to lose control.
  • The bible was later translated into many different languages.

Center g - roman Numerals

  • Roman numerals were the numbers used in Rome.
  • I = 1
  • V = 5
  • X = 10
  • C = 100
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Continuation: Roman Numerals

  • D = 500
  • M = 1000
  • Subtractive notation was used.
  • Example 1: VII = 7
  • Example 2: XCIX = 99
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