Here are
some Roman achievements, many of which influence our life today:
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Technology:
The invention of concrete, roman
roads, roman arches, aqueducts
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Medicine:
Public health programs including welfare programs for the poor
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Language:
Roman language (Latin), the root of the romance languages
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Religion:
Roman mythology
and the Catholic
faith, which kept learning alive after the fall
of the Western Roman Empire
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Roman
Law, including the law that states a person is
innocent until proven guilty (from the Twelve
Tables)
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Literature:
Virgil's Aeneid
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Art: Statues,
jewelry, rings, mosaics, more
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Customs,
including the use of rings to denote friendship, engagements,
and weddings,
and the use greenery to decorate during winter holidays, and
other holiday
customs
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Games:
Many board and ball games including knuckleball (jacks) and
hoops
Explore Roman Achievements
Roman
Remains (BBC)
Ancient
Rome - The Great Builders (donn)
Roman
Achievements (powerpoint, Seaford Schools)
Roman
Law Achievements (Kansas Schools)
Ancient
Roman Inventions (donn)
Roman
Legacy - What the Romans Did For Us (powerpoint)
How
Does Roman Civilization Affect Me? (powerpoint)
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