Ancient Rome

The Romans have given us Christianity. It developed from a religion among a small group of Jews (who lived in Judea, which was part of the Roman Empire) into a mass religion in the Roman days. It spread around the Roman Empire. It became state religion. Catholic Christianity and Orthodox Christianity developed during the Late Roman Empire. They were originally called Latin or Western Christianity and Greek or Eastern Christianity respectively. The former was the main form of Christianity in the western part of the Roman Empire and the latter was the main form of Christianity in the eastern part of the Roman Empire.

The key principles of Roman civil law have provided the foundation or an inspiration for the law of many modern countries. These are: citizenship status and citizenship rights, equality under the law, the right to have a proper trial and to defend oneself, the right to appeal, that the burden of proof rests on the accuser and not on the accused, that it is the exact form of actions and not intentions or words which is punishable, and that a law deemed unreasonable or unfair can be repealed.

The Romans influenced European architecture, sculpture and painting until the early 20th century. They influenced the art of the Renaissance (14th-15th century) Baroque (17th-18th century) and Neoclassicism (18th-20th century, and is still sometimes used today). Palladian architecture was also based on Roman architecture. It was popular from the 17th century to the 20th century and was often used for public buildings. Latin literature was very influential in European literature until the mid-20th century.

If you mean a laurel, they were made of the leaves/branches of the Bay Laurel

Ostia was the port city of Rome.

In 31 BC Octavian declared war on Cleopatra VII of Egypt. He did so because he wanted war with Marc Antony and he knew that he would fight to support his lover and ally. This was a fight over who would become the sole ruler of Rome and her territories. In 30 BC Octavian defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra. He went on to become the first Roman Emperor and ruled until his death in 14 AD. Historians use the name Augustus for the period when Octavian was the emperor.

according to the Roman mythology, the gods and goddeses lived on mount Olympus. On mount Olympus, Apollo plays the lire while Hermes or another god plays another instrument or sings. It is told that the god are immortal and will live there forever.

***The answer above is for Greek Mythology. From what I can tell, the Roman Gods didn't live anywhere, per se. They just existed.

About the only thing that Nero did that was bad for the Romans was depleting the treasury. He had his lavish building plans (reconstruction after the Great Fire, Canal at Corinth, Golden House etc.) and since he exempted many people and whole provinces from taxes and was lavish with gifts to the general public, he had no way of replenishing the treasury.

Roman civil law established some important legal principles: equality before the law; no none is above the law, the right to a trial and the right to appeal, innocence until proven guilty, the burden of proof rests on the accuser, not the accused, unfair laws can be repealed. Roman law also established the principle citizenship status and that citizens had civil rights, including the right to vote.

Cats were not sacred to the ancient Romans, as they did not worship animals. You are confusing the Romans with the ancient Egyptians, who revered the cat.

they are fighting because the plebeians don't want for the patricians to take over everything. the patricians were to greedy. the patricians and the plebeians fighting over land.

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Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the ides of March.

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the ides of March.

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the ides of March.

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the ides of March.

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the ides of March.

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the ides of March.

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the ides of March.

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the ides of March.

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the ides of March.

As with so much of their art the Romans took the idea of floor mosaics from the Greeks. Historically speaking the first time in history that we see floor mosaics in any number (apart from isolated examples in Mesopotamia and Egypt) is from 5th century BC in Pella, Greece.

The Greeks first used pebbles for the mosaics, then cut stone is seen from about 3rd century BC.

As a result of trade then conquest floor mosaics were taken on by the Romans and adapted to suit their needs.

Some of the lasting effects of Roman civilisation are the use of adapted forms of the Latin alphabet in western European languages, the existence of languages that are derived from Latin (Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian), some of the fundamental principles of law, and the use of Latin words in science, medicine, law and theology. Until the early 20th century the Romans also influenced architecture and sculpture and painting (Renaissance and neo-classical architecture and sculpture abnd paintings were based on Greco-Roman models) and Latin poets and Roman mythology influenced European literature.

The letters we use are Latin ones (apart from j, u and w). Many words in English also have Latin roots. This occurred in two main ways. One was that Latin was the language of the church and a language used by the educated elites. This led to the introduction of Latin words, some of which have retained their original form. The other was that with the conquest by the Normans from France, French became the language of the court and through this, many French words, whose origin is Latin, entered the English language.

When the wedding day arrived, everyone rose early. Aurelia is urging Marcus and Sextus so that they will hurry. Slave women are running here and there to prepare everyone.

Flavia and Vinia, the mother of him, are already being present for a long time. Soon some other friends and nearby ones were arriving. Those approaching were very happy when they saw that the door and gates are being decorated with ribbons and circles of myrtle and laurie. While entering the home they are led into the atrium, meanwhile Cornelia, clothed with a white tunic, wearing a flammeum, is waiting for them. A little later shouting and the laughing is greatly being heard. Valerius is entering with relatives and friends.

Cornelia has stood at the altar with a bride's attendant. Previously the religious rites were properly prepared, and the priest advances to sacrifice a pig. When he examines the inner organs, he said, "Everything is good." Then the wedding tablets are signed. Vinia the bride's attendant joined hands with Valerius and Cornelia. After asking Valerius, "What is your name?" Cornelia said, "When you are Gaius, I am Gaius." After this had been done, every person had exclaimed, "Good luck!"

Dinner had been prepared, so all guests had reclined, after the great dinner follows the drinking party full of hilarity.

Now it is getting dark. Cornelia is clinging with her mother, Valerius pretends to snatch her from the hands of her mother with violence. Soon she is being shown to her new home, with many guests accompanying. Five boys ran ahead to carry burning torches; the rest follow singing and laughing; they throw nuts to the children who rushed up everywhere. When they come to the house, the bride is carried over the threshold so that she wouldn't stumble.

"Cornelia is so lucky!" exclaimes Flavia.

At least during the time of the Roman Republic, which existed for several hundred years before the Roman Empire, criminals were tried by the Plebeian Councils, which consisted of the plebs (the free citizens of Rome).

The Romans never had three branches of government. During the 244-year period of the monarchy the kings run the government and there was the senate which was an advisory body of the king. There were popular assemblies whose role, apart from electing the new king, is not known. During the 482-year period of the republic, the government was run by five types of elected executive officers of state (the consuls, praetors, censors, aediles and quaestors) who acted independently within the remit of their offices. There was not a centralised form of government, like an administration or a cabinet. There was not a separate judiciary branch like in modern countries. The praetors were chief justices and military commanders. They presided over the criminal courts and delegated civil cases to judges who were not professionals. There was not a separate legislative branch like in modern countries either. There was not indirect democracy in which the people elected representatives to vote on bills. The consuls, the two heads of the republic, presented bills to the vote of the Assembly of the Soldiers where the citizen-soldiers voted on them directly (direct democracy). The senate was an unelected advisory body for the consuls and, although it was the most powerful body, it was not a separate branch of government either. It had no executive or legislative functions. It advised on policy and the drafting of bills. During the 506-year period of rule by emperors the emperors were absolute rulers.

The pineapple is indigenous to South America and was introduced in Europe after the discovery of America. Therefore, the Romans did not have pineapples.

Grapes originate from the Near East and were one of the most common fruit in the Mediterranean already in Antiquity. The Romans ate plenty of grapes and used them to make wine.

Most Roman aqueducts have not survived completely intact. Many of their tracts have gone. The ones which survive have not been destroyed or damaged after the Roman days. Some tracts of aqueducts in urban areas were demolished to make room for subsequent building of houses and urban development. Other tracts have been were plundered to be used as building materials. The ones which have been left untouched have survived because of the quality of their construction.

The Romans had various word to describe their roads, just as we have words such as streets, avenues, boulevards, etc. A word for a highway could be either Iter or Via. A Vicus was a good secondary road and a lane or footpath was a Semita.

The Romans had various word to describe their roads, just as we have words such as streets, avenues, boulevards, etc. A word for a highway could be either Iter or Via. A Vicus was a good secondary road and a lane or footpath was a Semita.

The Romans had various word to describe their roads, just as we have words such as streets, avenues, boulevards, etc. A word for a highway could be either Iter or Via. A Vicus was a good secondary road and a lane or footpath was a Semita.

The Romans had various word to describe their roads, just as we have words such as streets, avenues, boulevards, etc. A word for a highway could be either Iter or Via. A Vicus was a good secondary road and a lane or footpath was a Semita.

The Romans had various word to describe their roads, just as we have words such as streets, avenues, boulevards, etc. A word for a highway could be either Iter or Via. A Vicus was a good secondary road and a lane or footpath was a Semita.

The Romans had various word to describe their roads, just as we have words such as streets, avenues, boulevards, etc. A word for a highway could be either Iter or Via. A Vicus was a good secondary road and a lane or footpath was a Semita.

The Romans had various word to describe their roads, just as we have words such as streets, avenues, boulevards, etc. A word for a highway could be either Iter or Via. A Vicus was a good secondary road and a lane or footpath was a Semita.

The Romans had various word to describe their roads, just as we have words such as streets, avenues, boulevards, etc. A word for a highway could be either Iter or Via. A Vicus was a good secondary road and a lane or footpath was a Semita.

The Romans had various word to describe their roads, just as we have words such as streets, avenues, boulevards, etc. A word for a highway could be either Iter or Via. A Vicus was a good secondary road and a lane or footpath was a Semita.

Romans were, in my opinion were very hard headed, as they tortured people for their own entertainment. However, they were very smart, and were among the first to build roads, and also made aqueducts better ad more parctical for use. Thier colloseums were very impressive and so were their theatres. They were very good soldiers, and could fight almost anyone and win. Romans were the first to invent indoor plumbing, which made their environment more hygeinic, cleaner and safer.

One important good point about the Romans is one that has already been touched upon; their military prowess. The Roman Empire was home to vast armies, each soldier disciplined and unflinching in the face of violence, destruction and even death. This was a key factor in their global conquests and successes.

As has been said above, the Romans were, in a totally military aspect, incredibly strong, even dominating. However, they were also extremely cultured, with world-class poets and writers, such as Homer, and also with a very tidy, organised society in which everybody knew their 'place' and most followed the rules.

Religion was also very important to them; they worshipped many immortal entities and superpowers (including minnor gods and goddesses). The main 12 (the Gods and Goddesses of Mount Olympus) were: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hera, Dionysus, Hermes, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus. They also worshipped Pan (God of Nature).

Hadrian was the emperor from 117 to 138 AD.

Hadrian was the emperor from 117 to 138 AD.

Hadrian was the emperor from 117 to 138 AD.

Hadrian was the emperor from 117 to 138 AD.

Hadrian was the emperor from 117 to 138 AD.

Hadrian was the emperor from 117 to 138 AD.

Hadrian was the emperor from 117 to 138 AD.

Hadrian was the emperor from 117 to 138 AD.

Hadrian was the emperor from 117 to 138 AD.

First, Romans believed in lots of Gods and Goddesses without meaning, but later

they built temples for Romans to worship so that they made meanings to them . For them it was very important and they believed they were a family protecting each other. If they gave sacrament, in return they would be blessed by the Gods/Goddesses...

They also believed that if the Gods/Goddesses were angry there would be a storm and if they was happy it would be sunny, If they teased the Gods/Goddesses near people it would cost their life...

Slaves at the bottom, then freedmen, and free-born citizens at the top. Then the free-born citizens were divided up into the Patricians and the Plebeians. The Patricians could trace their ancestry to one of the 100 Patriarchs at the founding of the city and the Plebeians, or Plebs, could not. Mostly, the Plebs were the common-folk, but that does not mean they could not be rich.

relay runners were used. They also used signal-fires and a simple flash code with mirrors.

It is my interpretation of the quote, "When in Rome do as the Romans do" to speak the language of the country which is mainly Italian. Latin is also spoken in Rome but only ceremoniously at the Vatican