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In the conquered lands, the Romans built roads, some of which were stone-paved, bridges, ports, dams, aqueducts, sewers, public buildings, public baths, theatres, amphitheatres (arenas for gladiatorial games) circuses (Chariot Racing tracks) and temples.
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What did the Romans build to help manage their empire?
The Romans built en network of 400,000 km ( 20,000 miles) of roads. They built three types of roads; the via terrena (earthen road), via glareata (gravelled road) and via munita (stone paved roads. the stone paved roads constituted 20 % of the network, 80,500 km (50,000 miles). These had a military purpose. They speeded up to movement of troops to the front and the transport of supplies to troops at the front or in garrisons. The Romans also bult hundreds of bridges.
Where was concrete invented?
The Romans invented concrete and because they did they were able to build things like the colosseum. Add arches and domes to their buildings along with the concrete and they were able to create many buildings that are still around.
What does renaissance architecture look like?
Renaissance architecture can be noticed because of its orderly arrangement of pilasters, columns, and lintels. It also includes the use of hemispherical domes and semicircular arches. It emphasized symmetry, geometry, proportion, and the regularity of parts.
What effects did Roman technology have on world history?
Some of the effects that Roman technology had on world history include the introduction of aqueducts, printed news media, bound books, and maintained roads and highways. Roman arches and battlefield surgery also came from Roman technology.
What are three contributions of the Romans?
1. The Roman Census ( that is where they count the population of the country) 2. concrete 3. architecture- ( domes, vaults, and arches) 4. aqueaducts ( concrete structure that brings water to a city)
