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Early medieval artists borrowed heavily from all of the following except A. ancient Greek painters. B. the Minoan civilization. C. ancient Egyptian artists. D. the Greco-Roman tradition.?
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What is the difference between modern Olymipics and Aancient Olymipics?
no diference
What are some roman inventions that we definetly use today only aancient roman inventions please i dont like it when other things come up to it confuse me like inventions only that are not even roman.?
Wrong! Roads and bridges existed before the Romans. In the Roman legend of Horatius, a bridge was already in existence, as were roads. Yet, the Romans used roads made of stones cemented by mortar, aka paved roads, and they were networked in the manner of US interstate highways which are actually for military movement in times of national crisis. The miles (a Roman mile being shorter than the mile we use today) were marked by milstones (mile stones), and interspaced by use of a mechanical odometer, another Roman invention. Thus, a Roman general could calculate with accuracy how fast his army could reach a destination point by road. The Romans also made extensive use of concrete which they invented. Their aqueducts were the same in principle if not exact design as our water works today. [Knowing that water flows down, the Romans used a slight angle to carry water by force of gravity, whereas we use underground pipes and pumping stations; a liability if power for the pumps should fail.] The modern elliptical sports stadium is a copy of the Roman amphitheater. The ancient Roman circus is the modern racetrack; with horses, dogs, or race cars instead of chariots. Often overlooked is the Julian calendar, named after Julius Caesar who commisisioned a solar calendar which was more reliable than the previous lunar calendar. At the time of their fall, the Romans had too many holidays, and only a few were salvaged when the Julian Calendar became the Christian calendar (New Year's, Valentine's, Easter, May Day, Halloween, and Christmas. It should be mentioned that May Day and Halloween predate even the Romans, as they mark the spring and fall equinoxes.) Sorry, but in truth there are no Christian holidays. [I have challenged "born-again" people intent on redeeming my worthless soul to find a single Christian holiday mentioned in the New Testament, and none have met the challenge yet.] These holidays that we have today are of of Roman origin, as are the arch, the vault (extended arch), and the dome (circular arch) in the field of structural engineering. The Roman legion was the ancient equivalent of a modern army division, capable of fighting independently or as part of a larger army. Like the Julian Calendar, Caesarian birth was also named after Julius Caesar who was allegedly born in this way. And the letters you are reading now are Roman, minus a few letters like "k," and "u" which was substitusted by "v." They also used them as numbers (Roman numerals) which we sometimes still use, but for math we now use the more efiicient Arabic numerals with a zero and a decimal point. There are certainly others, but these are all I can remember at the moment.
