1. Greco-Roman Culture
Mercury putting on his sandals

2. Greco-Roman Culture Greek culture had a LARGE impact on the Romans
Imitated Greek ART, WRITING, ARCHITECTURE, etc.
Greek culture + Roman culture = Greco-Roman Culture

3. Science & Technology

4. Science & Technology
Excellent engineers; used math & science to build:
Aqueducts
Temples
Baths
Bridges (the arch)

5. Science & Technology Aqueducts: Arched bridges made of stone
Carried water from the hills into the cities

8. Science & Technology Arches:
Strong architectural structure due to the fact that the weight of the structure was distributed evenly throughout

9. Science & Technology
Weight distributed evenly
Very STRONG and STURDY

10. Art & Architecture

11. Architecture
The Pax Romana generated many achievements in architecture:
Circus Maximus
Colosseum
Pantheon
The Appian Way

12. Architecture
The CIRCUS MAXIMUS:
Roman arena that held chariot races

13. Architecture The COLOSSEUM:
Name comes from the Latin word colossus, meaning “gigantic”

14. Architecture The COLOSSEUM: Capacity  45,000 to 50,000
Materials  stone and concrete
Size  157 feet high, 620 feet long

15. Architecture
Home to a variety of bloody spectacles such as Gladiator Fights & Animal Hunts
BIG TIME ENTERTAINMENT

17. Architecture The PANTHEON: Built during Emperor Hadrian’s rule
Built as a temple for ALL deities
Building material – concrete
Implemented the dome

19. Architecture Romans excelled in the construction of roads
The APPIAN WAY
Contributed to the Empire’s unity
Connected Rome to Greece

20. Art
Roman Art:
Romans learned much of their technique from the Greeks; however, Roman art was generally more practical than Greek art

21. Roman fresco found in pompeii

22. Language & Literature

23. Language & Literature Official language was Latin
Influenced many languages:
Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese & Romanian
(Known as the ROMANCE LANGUAGES)

24. Language & Literature VIP’S of Roman Literature:
Cicero – Roman senator; great orator
Virgil – wrote the Aeneid (modeled after Homer’s epics)