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Contributions of Ancient Rome . How did Roman achievements influence Western civilization?. Art/Architecture. Pantheon Coliseum. Technology. Roman Arches. Aqueducts. Medicine. Emphasis on public health Public baths, public water system, medical schools. Languages. Latin - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Contributions of Ancient Rome
How did Roman achievements influence Western civilization?
Art/Architecture• Pantheon• Coliseum
Technology
Roman Arches
Aqueducts
Medicine• Emphasis on public health– Public baths, public water system,
medical schools
Languages• Latin– Romance languages (French, Spanish,
Italian, English, etc.)
Literature• Virgil – Aeneid– One of the greatest works of Roman
literature– A myth about the beginnings of Rome
Religion• Roman Mythology• Later adoption of Christianity as
imperial religion
Greek and Roman MythologyGreek Name Roman Name
Zeus JupiterHera Juno
Athena MinervaApollo Apollo
Aphrodite VenusArtemis Diana
Law• Principle of “Innocent until Proven
Guilty”– Twelve Tables