Rome Centers

The founding of Rome

• Rome was said to be founded by two twins, Romulus and Remus.
• The twins were abandoned and found by a wolf who fed them until they were taken in by a shepard.
• Then the twins went to constuc a city were the wolf found them, Romulus killed Remus and they city was named Rome.

Roman Gods

• Roman Gods were essentially the exact same as the Greeks except for changed names.
• Instead of thier Greek counterpart they were named after varius planets.
• Some examples are Jupiter=Zeus, Poseidon=Neptune, and Mars=Ares.

Important Roman Figures pt.1

• Julus Caesar was an ancient Roman General who conquored many.
• Eventually he was assinated by his enimies on March 15.
• After his demise his nephew Octavion Augustus became the first official emporer and brought peace to Rome.
• Octavion was made a god after his death and was worshiped by many.

Important Roman Figures pt.2

• Another important figure is Nero who loved acting and was blamed for the fire in Rome.
• Diocletian was the only ruler to leave by will.
• Constantine , the ruler ho made Christianity the official religion.
• Fianlly Trajan , the first non Roman ruler.

Roman Colosseum pt.1

• When it was built it was one the largest structures of it's time.
• It was used as an ancient sports stadium for watching gladiators kill each other.

Roman Colosseum pt.2

• The Colosseum took the effort of hundreds of workers and eight lengthy years.
• There was an underground function of it and it had many cells and other rooms
• It included 50,000 seats and 80 entrances for maximum viewing.

Roman Numerals

• I=1,V=5,X=10,L=50,C=1000,D=50,and M=1000.
• If a smaller value came before a larger one the the smaller value is subtracted from the larger one.
• When the opposite happened then the smaller value was added.

Modern/Arabic Numerals

• They are the system of numbers that we use today.
• They were created after thier Roman counterpart.

Roman Arches pt.1

• The design for these arches was used on the Colosseum,bridges, and aqueducts.
• This design allowed an extreme amount of weight for that time.

Roman Arches pt.2

• The arches had a keystone centered at the top of the arches to suport it.
• The keystone was an essential part of thier arches and was the last stone to be put in place.

Roman Laws pt.1

• The Roman's set of laws were called the 12 tables.
• They were designed to protect the rights of the citizens.

Roman Laws pt.2

• No exact copy of the laws have been found but a latin translation was recovered.
• The laws are considered cruel by many but there is no denying that they havn't had an impact on our law system today.

The Latin Language

• The first form of Latin came from the Italian Peninsula.
• It is made up of multiple indo-european languages.
• In addition there was an official form called classical Latin.

Latin in Modern use

• Latin influences many languages such as English and Spanish.
• Latin influences can also be found in science,acadimcs, and law.