Ancient Rome

Yes, certain goddesses and gods had their priestesses. The Vestal Virgins are about the most famous, but there were also priestesses of Isis and Ceres, among others.

Yes, certain goddesses and gods had their priestesses. The Vestal Virgins are about the most famous, but there were also priestesses of Isis and Ceres, among others.

Yes, certain goddesses and gods had their priestesses. The Vestal Virgins are about the most famous, but there were also priestesses of Isis and Ceres, among others.

Yes, certain goddesses and gods had their priestesses. The Vestal Virgins are about the most famous, but there were also priestesses of Isis and Ceres, among others.

Yes, certain goddesses and gods had their priestesses. The Vestal Virgins are about the most famous, but there were also priestesses of Isis and Ceres, among others.

Yes, certain goddesses and gods had their priestesses. The Vestal Virgins are about the most famous, but there were also priestesses of Isis and Ceres, among others.

Yes, certain goddesses and gods had their priestesses. The Vestal Virgins are about the most famous, but there were also priestesses of Isis and Ceres, among others.

Yes, certain goddesses and gods had their priestesses. The Vestal Virgins are about the most famous, but there were also priestesses of Isis and Ceres, among others.

Yes, certain goddesses and gods had their priestesses. The Vestal Virgins are about the most famous, but there were also priestesses of Isis and Ceres, among others.

Macedonia or "Makedonia" in Greek is a province of the northern Greek peninsula that began in ancient times as the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia until it was absorbed into the rest of Greece. So it was always a part of the Greek world although interpretations of political systems have varied from ancient to modern times.

Since 1946 there is also a country to the north that inhabits the territory that in ancient times was the land of Paeonia and Dardania and whose inhabitants are a mixture of Albanians, Slavs, Turks and Shutka people. As part of communist Yugoslavia, it was named Vardar Banovina but was renamed the Peoples Republic of Macedonia, under the communist leadership of Joseph Broz Tito, in order to lay claim to Greece's northern province. This land was never part of historical Macedonia proper.

were different laws were made etc. the roman emperor made the 12 table of laws so if people tried to say they didn't now what the laws were they would be arrested and thrown into jail cause the 12 tables of laws were put on clay tablets and sat and hang in the town center!

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The Ancient Greeks were referred as polytheistic because they believed in more than one God and Goddess. For the list of Greek Gods and Goddesses go here: http://www.answers.com/Q/Who_were_the_Greek_Gods

At its height the Roman Empire developed thriving trading networks which created great prosperity. The wealth it created was concentrated in the hands of the fabulously rich.

There was a lot of great art in Rome and in the empire, especially sculpture, frescoes, mosaics, cameos and other jewellery, silverware, etc. There was also what historians have called the Roman architectural revolution.

The rich had plenty of food and a taste for exotic dishes and spices (which were very expensive). The masses of the poor were unemployed or underemployed and relied on a state grain dole for survival. Rome needed to import huge quantities of grain to feed its massive population. Half of this came from Egypt. Tunisia, Sicily and Sardinia were other important produces. Rome also imported large quantities of olive oil. They used so many amphorae to carry this oil that they created a hill of discarded amphora shreds 35 metres (115 ft.) high. It is estimated that it contains the remains of 53 million amphorae. Most of the oil came from Spain.

Use of Greek orders.

It is hard to tell how the Romans adapted Greek styles to suit their needs. The main feature was how deeply they were influenced by the Greeks of southern Italy in their archaic (early) period and the Greeks of mainland Greece in their classical period. With regard to architecture and sculpture there was a fusion of Greek styles, existing Roman traditions and artistic influence from other peoples who lived in the Roman Empire. The Romans developed into a multicultural people how were happy to be influenced by the peoples they came into contact with.

Greek influence started very early on in Roman history. The Greeks established colonies (settlements) in southern Italy in the 8th and 7th century BC. Being a more advanced civilisation, their arrival had a big impact on all the Italic peoples they came in contact with during the archaic (early) period. This led to the adoption and adaptation of the western Greek alphabet by all Italic peoples, including the Latins (the Romans were Latins). Greek motifs for pottery decoration and Greek architectural styles were adopted by the Etruscans. Etruscan civilisation arose out of trade with and influence by these Greeks in what has been called the orientalising period. Recent archaeological evidence has shown that the archaic Latins were also involved in this process and that there was influence from the Greeks of Cumae (a Greek city near Naples) as well as the Etruscans. This is not surprising as both were neighbours. In the 6th century BC the Romans started using the books of the Sibylline who were Greek oracles, some of whom lived in Cumae in Italy.

Greek influence on the Romans continued past the archaic period. During the Second Punic War (218-202 BC) they 'imported' Cybele (whom they called Magna Mater, Great Mother) a Greek goddess because the sibylline oracles said that with this Rome could defeat Carthage. The Romans also adopted the Greek god Apollo, who was an oracular god; that is he was the god of the oracles.

Influence from the Greeks of mainland Greece increased. By the time the Romans became involved in mainland Greece in the third century BC, the Roman elites had already become Hellenised (absorbed Greek culture). The elites looked up to the Greeks. Their education was both in Latin and Greek and they were fluent in Greek. The highest stage in their education was a stay in Greece to study Greek philosophy. The earliest educators in Rome were Greeks. In Rome there were Greek libraries as well as Latin ones. The Romans adopted some Greek gods and linked their gods to the Greek ones. They also absorbed much of Greek mythology. Roman architecture and sculpture were based on Greek models; hence the term Greco-Roman art, and Greek artists were highly praised in Rome.

The Romans were ceded Spain by the Carthaginians after the Second Punic War. They used Spain as not only a colony, but as a recruiting ground for many legions. Caesar's Tenth was mostly all Spanish as was his Ninth Legion. Pompey also recruited there and the final battle of Caesar's civil was was fought against Gaius Pompey, the son of Pompey the Great, in Spain.

In ancient Rome the Roman Senate had for centuries proposed appointments and laws to govern the empire. This body changed in numbers and make up over the centuries, however, for the most part the Senate was the most important part of the Roman government.

At first they thought of it as blasphemy to their current religion, then when Constantine came into power( a loooong time later) in order to end the persecution of Christians and to unite the nation under one religion he made it the Nations religion.

The toga, as we all know, was the symbol of Roma citizenship. It's history goes back to the type of garment that the early settlers who would eventually found Rome wore. The early togas were simple wraps, affording protection for the entire body and if necessary, the head.

The Romans used several methods of transport among them were ships, wagons, oxcart, and pack mules. The type of transport used depended upon what was being transported and where it was going. The chariot was also used as a means to carry soldier(s) to war.

thre was charriot racing nd gladiator fights.the winner of the gladiotor fight would look at the empeior to see wether he had given the thumbs up thumbs down signal if he had given the thumbs down signal the loser would die. many gladiots had to fight wild animals. the gladators were slaves and prisonors. the charriots were a small 2 wheeled cart pulled by a fast horse charriot racing was very popular so circus maximus held about 24 charriot races a day. many charriots over turned because of the sharp bends hope it helps

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A forum was a market place and in most Roman towns it was also a civic center. It was a place were people would not only gather to shop, but to catch up on the latest news and listen to speeches, especially during the election campaigns. Legal matters, such as registering a birth or death were also carried out in a forum. A forum was the ancient equivalent of our "downtowm".

A forum was a market place and in most Roman towns it was also a civic center. It was a place were people would not only gather to shop, but to catch up on the latest news and listen to speeches, especially during the election campaigns. Legal matters, such as registering a birth or death were also carried out in a forum. A forum was the ancient equivalent of our "downtowm".

A forum was a market place and in most Roman towns it was also a civic center. It was a place were people would not only gather to shop, but to catch up on the latest news and listen to speeches, especially during the election campaigns. Legal matters, such as registering a birth or death were also carried out in a forum. A forum was the ancient equivalent of our "downtowm".

A forum was a market place and in most Roman towns it was also a civic center. It was a place were people would not only gather to shop, but to catch up on the latest news and listen to speeches, especially during the election campaigns. Legal matters, such as registering a birth or death were also carried out in a forum. A forum was the ancient equivalent of our "downtowm".

A forum was a market place and in most Roman towns it was also a civic center. It was a place were people would not only gather to shop, but to catch up on the latest news and listen to speeches, especially during the election campaigns. Legal matters, such as registering a birth or death were also carried out in a forum. A forum was the ancient equivalent of our "downtowm".

A forum was a market place and in most Roman towns it was also a civic center. It was a place were people would not only gather to shop, but to catch up on the latest news and listen to speeches, especially during the election campaigns. Legal matters, such as registering a birth or death were also carried out in a forum. A forum was the ancient equivalent of our "downtowm".

A forum was a market place and in most Roman towns it was also a civic center. It was a place were people would not only gather to shop, but to catch up on the latest news and listen to speeches, especially during the election campaigns. Legal matters, such as registering a birth or death were also carried out in a forum. A forum was the ancient equivalent of our "downtowm".

A forum was a market place and in most Roman towns it was also a civic center. It was a place were people would not only gather to shop, but to catch up on the latest news and listen to speeches, especially during the election campaigns. Legal matters, such as registering a birth or death were also carried out in a forum. A forum was the ancient equivalent of our "downtowm".

A forum was a market place and in most Roman towns it was also a civic center. It was a place were people would not only gather to shop, but to catch up on the latest news and listen to speeches, especially during the election campaigns. Legal matters, such as registering a birth or death were also carried out in a forum. A forum was the ancient equivalent of our "downtowm".

The Capitoline Wolf has been housed since 1471 in the Museo Nuovo in the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Campidoglio (the ancient Capitoline Hill), Rome, Italy.

Augustus was important in Roman life on several fronts. He gave the Roman people an era of peace and a stable government structure. He appointed men to the senate from wide ranging backgrounds, thus giving many more parts of Roman society a voice in the senate debates. He rebuilt the city's infrastructure, repaired aqueducts and brought in new ones, began Rome's first corp of firefighters, and changed the structure of the Roman army.

The first known Roman shield was the clipeus, which was modelled on the hoplon of the Greeks. The Roman adopted the hoplite military formation and equipment of the Greeks, probably under the 6th king of Rome (Servius Tullius) in the 6th century BC. In the 4th century BC the Romans adopted the scutum of the Samnites, a people who lived to the south of Rome and against whom the Romans fought three wars in that century. They also adopted the manipular military formation of the Samnites. The scutum developed from being pointed at the bottom to being rectangular, forming a semi-cylinder.

The consuls serve as judges in the early period of the Roman Republic, from 509 B.C. (the year of the establishment of the republic) to 366 B.C., when the praetors were created to relieve the consuls of their judicial duties. The praetors were chief justices in charge of the implementation of the law in courts. They presided over some trials. For other trials they instructed judges (judeces). In addition they also had the power to command an army.

As Rome was the capital of the Empire, it was probably considered necessary that Rome should have the largest of many amphitheaters, and so the emperors could stage the violent games on a grander scale, as provincial governors and lesser officials did with smaller amphitheaters. The gladiatorial games, executions, mock sea battles, and animal slaughters satisfied the public need for violent spectacle, and the most popular emperors, governors, etc. were often the ones who presented the most entertaining spectacles. It should be noted that amphitheaters were built in every Roman province (except for Greece where the concept of killing for entertainment did not catch on), but the Colosseum remained the largest. Also, Rome had two smaller amphitheaters which it had possibly outgrown as the population of the city increased.

It was upstream from the sea, out of easy reach of pirate attack, but with a seaport at Ostia and a river road to Rome. In the days of ox wagons, land transport was not an option beyond about 50 miles, so sea access was essential.

The sea coast of central Italy gave access to all the Mediterranean. The grain supply came from Sicily, North Africa and Egypt. And other trade - from Spain to Africa and the Greek east and beyond, both to and from Rome - was easily accessible.

The city of Rome had an excellent founding location because it was on a river that led to the Mediterranean Sea. This allowed trade over the Sea, while the actual city was protected from pirate/viking raids. Next, the abundant fish in the sea surrounding the peninsula encouraged rapid growth, thus providing Rome with a large population which could be utilized to conquer and populate other lands.

The consuls were the top government officials.

Roman slaves did not have many rights. They were enslaved really harshly. The only key factor was that they were allowed to breathe