the roman achievement 5.3
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The Roman Achievement 5.3. Objectives. Summarize works of Roman literary figures, historians and philosophers. Describe art and architecture developed by the Romans. Explain how Rome’s legal codes protected everyone in the empire. . Literature, History, and Philosophy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Roman Achievement5.3
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Objectives
• Summarize works of Roman literary figures, historians and philosophers.
• Describe art and architecture developed by the Romans.
• Explain how Rome’s legal codes protected everyone in the empire.
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Literature, History, and Philosophy
• From which culture did the Romans borrow from?
• The Romans thought Greek art, literature, and philosophy were the pinnacle of cultural achievement
• Trade and travel helped to expand ideas within the empire, created “Greco-Roman” culture
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Greek settlements in Italy
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Literature, History, and Philosophy
• Virgil – Aeneid, helped to unite Rome
• Satire • Historians – Livy
and Tacitus • Utilized Greek
philosophy of Stoicism Virgil and Two Muses, Moasic, Tunisia
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Sculptors• Sculptors wanted to create realistic statues
Julius Caesar Augusta di Prima Porta
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Mosaics
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Science and Engineering • Romans developed domes, arches, and built
roadways.• Ptolemy – proposed Geocentric theory
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New Law Codes Protect the Empire
• Civil law - applied to Roman citizens only-problem?• Law of Nations – applied to all people under
Roman rule, even non-citizens.• Rome eventually extended citizenship across
the empire, merging both laws.• How is Roman judicial law similar/different to
current judicial law in the United States?