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Comparing theComparing the
Infrastructures of AncientInfrastructures of Ancient
Rome and Present-DayRome and Present-DayAmericaAmerica
By Soa Diaco, Ryan Jamison, and JurienGarrison
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What Is anWhat Is an
An infrastructureAn infrastructure
is the asicis the asic
setup of a city!setup of a city!
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GovernmentGovernment
Roman Republic:Roman Republic:
Included 2 consuls, a Senate, and aIncluded 2 consuls, a Senate, and a
tribal assembly.tribal assembly. Consuls elected by the Senate, andConsuls elected by the Senate, and
they serve as a check to power.they serve as a check to power.
Serve 1 term, command army,Serve 1 term, command army,
supervise government.supervise government.
he Senate represents the wealthyhe Senate represents the wealthy
upper class.upper class. Senate included !"" members,Senate included !"" members,
and they serve #or li#e.and they serve #or li#e.
he ribal $ssembly represents thehe ribal $ssembly represents the
poor lower class.poor lower class.
%nited States:%nited States:
Includes 1 president, a Senate, and aIncludes 1 president, a Senate, and a
&ouse o# Representatives.&ouse o# Representatives. 'resident elected by the people.'resident elected by the people.
Serves 1 #our(year term, and canServes 1 #our(year term, and can
choose to serve another term i# theychoose to serve another term i# they
get re(elected.get re(elected.
Includes ! branches.Includes ! branches.
)*ecutive, +udicial, egislative.)*ecutive, +udicial, egislative.
Serve as a check to power.Serve as a check to power.
-embers o# the Senate serve (year terms.-embers o# the Senate serve (year terms.
-embers o# the &ouse o# Representatives-embers o# the &ouse o# Representatives
serve 2(year terms.serve 2(year terms.
As you can see, both Senate houses have similar setups.
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RoadsRoadsRome"Rome" Romans ui#t roads toRomans ui#t roads to
ena#e transportationena#e transportationaround the empire!around the empire!
$%he Gree&s are famous for$%he Gree&s are famous fortheir cities and in this theytheir cities and in this theyaimed at eauty! %heaimed at eauty! %heRomans e'ce##ed in thoseRomans e'ce##ed in thosethings (hich the Gree&sthings (hich the Gree&stoo& #itt#e interest in suchtoo& #itt#e interest in suchas the ui#ding of roads,as the ui#ding of roads,a)ueducts and se(ers!$ -a)ueducts and se(ers!$ -Strao, a Gree&Strao, a Gree&
geographer!geographer!
+nited States"+nited States" %he +S has roads going%he +S has roads going
pretty much eery(here,pretty much eery(here,ena#ing transportation a##ena#ing transportation a##around the country!around the country!
%he +nited States, as you can c#ear#ysee, has many more roads than Ancient
Rome!
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aintaining the Roadsaintaining the Roads
%he pro#em (ith ui#ding roads is the%he pro#em (ith ui#ding roads is the
cost to up&eep them! In Ancientcost to up&eep them! In Ancient
Rome, the initia# cost of the road (asRome, the initia# cost of the road (as
paid for y the goernment, and thenpaid for y the goernment, and then
the cost to maintain them (as paidthe cost to maintain them (as paid
for y the #oca# goernment! In thefor y the #oca# goernment! In the
+S, the goernment pays for the+S, the goernment pays for theroads (ith money from ta'es!roads (ith money from ta'es!
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A)ueductsA)ueducts
Rome"Rome"
%he Romans ui#t%he Romans ui#t
a)ueducts, usua##ya)ueducts, usua##y
underground, sounderground, sothey cou#d channe#they cou#d channe#
(ater into their(ater into their
city!city!
+nited States"+nited States"
%he +S has%he +S has
a)ueducts as (e##,a)ueducts as (e##,
and they are usedand they are usedfor the samefor the same
purposes!purposes!.n the #eft isa picture ofan a)ueduct
in Rome,and on theright is a
picture of an
a)ueduct inthe +nited
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Sanitation SystemsSanitation Systems
Ancient RomeAncient Rome
Pipes made on aPipes made on a
potter/s (hee# (erepotter/s (hee# (ere
used to ring freshused to ring fresh(ater into the city,(ater into the city,and (aste out of it!and (aste out of it!
United StatesUnited States
Ground(ater orGround(ater or
surface (ater is usedsurface (ater is used
for drin&ing, andfor drin&ing, andse(ers and septicse(ers and septictan&s are used fortan&s are used for
storing (aste!storing (aste!
Se(ers ac& in AncientRome (ere simi#ar tothose of the +nitedStates! 0o(, they are
1ust more adanced!
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ArchesArches
Ancient RomeAncient Rome
+sed ric&s that (ere+sed ric&s that (ere
red in a &i#n!red in a &i#n!
are#ous ui#dingsare#ous ui#dings
that sti## stand todaythat sti## stand today(ere constructed!(ere constructed!
2'amp#e" Co#iseum2'amp#e" Co#iseum
United StatesUnited States
+ses ric&s and+ses ric&s and
arious other types ofarious other types of
materia#s!materia#s!
2'amp#e" %he2'amp#e" %heGate(ay Arch in St!Gate(ay Arch in St!3ouis!3ouis!Arches are a
construction design
that are usefu#! %he(eight of the structurecan e he#d (ithoutcreating a giant (a##,
and #ess materia#s are
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Conc#usionConc#usion
4ithout Ancient Roman adances, the4ithout Ancient Roman adances, the+nited States (ou#d not e (here it+nited States (ou#d not e (here it
is today! 4e (ou#d hae no (ay tois today! 4e (ou#d hae no (ay to
get around the country, no (ay toget around the country, no (ay toget (ater, no (ay to remoe (aste,get (ater, no (ay to remoe (aste,
and our architecture (ou#d not e asand our architecture (ou#d not e as
eautifu# as it is today! %he +nitedeautifu# as it is today! %he +nited
StatesStates isis
fo##o(ing Rome/s footsteps,fo##o(ing Rome/s footsteps,and (e need to ma&e sure it doesand (e need to ma&e sure it does
not #ead to the fa## of our country!not #ead to the fa## of our country!
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