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• The Romans based their religion on Greek Mythology–They were also polytheistic–Many of the gods/goddesses were the
same, but the Romans changed their names
–The gods explained human qualities and life events
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The Roman Gods
Roman God Greek God Represents
Jupiter Zeus God of light and sky
Juno Hera Queen of the Gods
Apollo Apollo God of healing
Diana Artemis Goddess of Fertility
Minerva Athena Goddess of wisdom
Venus AphroditeGoddess of love and
beauty
Roman Literature• Virgil – wrote the
Aeneid– A Latin epic
– legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy where he became the ancestor of the Romans
Architecture• Romans brought many new ideas to
architecture• Taught by the Etruscans
1. Arch
2. Baked Brick
3.Cement
Aqueducts• River water was
dirty with sewage
• Aqueducts brought clean water to cities from far nearby hills
Coliseum• An ancient sports
arena in the shape of an oval stadium–Had mock battles
where over 10,000 slaves, prisoners or volunteers were killed
• Could hold over 50,000 spectators
Pictures Cited• Slide 1 – http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/events/statecompetitions/webawards/winners2006/secondary/10/images/
Atlantis_lg.jpg• Slide 4 – http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/842/25073560.JPG• Slide 5 –
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg/526px-Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg
• Slide 6 – http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Myth/Images/apollo.gif• Slide 7 – http://www.studiorhi.com/images/artwork/color/Diana.jpg• Slide 8 – http://www.solarsabbath.org/athena.jpg• Slide 9 – http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/images/mlw_0001_0004_0_img0203.jpg• Slide 10 – http://www.historywiz.com/images/rome/amortiepolo.jpg• Slide 11 – http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/outreach/events/aeneid.jpg,
http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/en_easyart/lg/3/0/Virgil-Reading-the-Aeneid-to-Livia-Octavia-and-Augustus-c-1812-Jean-Auguste-Ingres-303943.jpg
• Slide 12 – http://www.cdnarchitect.com/asf/principles_of_enclosure/enclosure_typologies/images/romanarch.gif, http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3554662/2/istockphoto_3554662_bricks.jpg, http://www.icwhen.com/charley/osprey_lakes/photos/08140065b.JPG
• Slide 13 – http://www.keystonesearch.com/images/keystone_arch.jpg• Slide 14 – http://www.eriding.net/media/photos/geography/comenius_pr/france/saintes/
050722_jmason_mp_geo_saint_0034.jpg• Slide 15 – http://www.widerange.org/images/large/tunnelBridge.jpg• Slide 16 –• Slide 17 –http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mthoreso/photo_gallery/Miscellany/slides/Roman%20Aqueduct.jpg
Pictures Cited• Slide 18 – http://www.wayfaring.info/images/The_Pont_du_Gard_Roman_Aque.gif• Slide 19 – http://www.feelmadrid.com/photo142.jpg• Slide 20 – http://www.destination360.com/europe/france/pantheon.php• Slide 21 – http://thecoinshop.maltaexpo.com/filebank/imagebank/05/IL%20PANTHEON
%20(Large).JPG• Slide 22 – http://intranet.arc.miami.edu/rjohn/images/HadrianicArchitecture/Dome%20view
%20Pantheon.jpg• Slide 23 – http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/21/A70-10644• Slide 24 – http://www.pacificedits.com/Voyages/Italy/Coliseum%20and%20Forum/Images/
Coliseum_outside.JPG• Slide 25 – http://www.markmallett.com/blog/wp-images/Coliseum2_1.jpg• Slide 26 - http://img1.jurko.net/wall/paper/gladiator_8.jpg• Slide 27 –http://www.cineclub.de/images/2000/gladiator_2.jpg• Slide 28 – http://zepfanman.com/images/gladioat.jpg• Slide 29 - http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/gladiator.jpg