1 of 20

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

ANCIENT ROME

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Project on Ancient Rome

View Outline

MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

ANCIENT ROME


Presented by Pradyot Uday




This presentation has been prepared under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Laws and is restricted from further use.

Photo by Valentina_A
2.

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 
This presentation has been prepared under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Laws and is restricted from further use.
Photo by Vvillamon
3.

Table of Contents (contd.)

  • Slide 15-16: The Latin Language
  • Slide 17-18: Roman Numerals
  • Slide 19-20: Image Credits
Photo by Geomangio
4.

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.
Photo by jemasmith
5.

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.
Photo by Slideless in Seattle
6.

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.
Photo by Stuck in Customs
7.

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.
Photo by sanjoyg
8.

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.
Photo by Prof. Mortel
9.

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.
10.

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.
11.

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. 
12.

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.
13.

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.
14.

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.
15.

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.
Photo by tim caynes
16.

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.
17.

Center g - roman Numerals

  • Roman numerals were the numbers used in Rome.
  • I = 1
  • V = 5
  • X = 10
  • C = 100
Photo by Horia Varlan
18.

Continuation: Roman Numerals

  • D = 500
  • M = 1000
  • Subtractive notation was used.
  • Example 1: VII = 7
  • Example 2: XCIX = 99
Photo by mikecogh
19.

Image Credits

20.

Image Credits

Photo by Horia Varlan

Friend of Haiku Deck