Rome Centers
By: Evan Morris
Social Studies Block 3

Rome

• Julius Caesar was one of ancient Rome’s great generals and statesmen.
• Augustus meaning “the revered”, was the name the Roman Senate gave to Julius Caesar’s nephew; Octavian the became the first emperor of Rome in 27 B.C.E. They were appreciated in Rome.

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The Roman Gods

• There were many different gods of Rome which meant Rome was polytheistic.
• There were twelve main gods of Rome and they lived on the top of Mt. Olympus (The Olympians)
• All twelve gods supposedly have a place on the world that they rule.(Zeus;sky)

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Roman Buildings

• Only wealthy Romans had large-two story buildings.
• Rome was a very crowded city because of the population which the poor had very small homes.
• There was no water supply on the second story due to elevation.

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Roman Arches

• The Romans developed an arch to support weight.
• The keystone is the center stone at the top of the arch.
• Due to the arch Romans could build massive structures such as the Pantheon.

The “Roman” arch (continued)

• The Roman arch was very useful to the Romans.
• Aqueducts were built on the top of the arch.

Twelve Tables

• The twelve tables were the first laws of the Romans. And we still have similar laws today.
• These laws were established legal procedures to protect certain rights of the Romans.
• Some claimed these laws were fair and some say they were not fair.

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Roman Numerals

• We use Roman Numerals in math still today and many other ways.
• The Romans developed this form by using the alphabet.
• Our numbers today look nothing like the Romans but we got our number system from the Romans.

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The Latin Language

• Many of the phrases we use today are taken from the Latin language. For example the prefixes in words, to even P.M. and A.M.
• We use the Latin language still today and even just parts of a word.

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