The Romans How does Roman Civilization effect me?

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The RomansHow does Roman Civilization effect me?
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Roman Roads

• There is an old expression, "All roads lead to
  Rome.
• Each time a new city was conquered, a road was
  built from that city back to Rome. 
• Roads were built in straight lines. Many had
  gutters. Along the side of road, the Romans built
  road signs called milestones. Milestones did not
  give any information about other towns in the
  area. Milestones told how far it was back to
  Rome.   

• Rome was famous for was their system of roads.
  Romans built over 53,000 miles of roads to
  connect every part of their empire.
• The roads were mostly built by the army and were
  all done by hand

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Roads Today
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Roman Numerals
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• Roman numerals are still used today. You can see
  them on clocks, in books and even on the
  television if you look carefully.
• Names of monarchs and Popes are still displayed
  in Roman numerals, e.g. Elizabeth II, Benedict
  XVI.

• Roman numerals are commonly used in numbered
  lists (in outline format), pages preceding the
  main body of a book, chord triads in music
  analysis, the numbering of movie publication
  dates, successive political leaders or children
  with identical names, and the numbering of some
  annual sport events such as the Olympic Games,
  Super Bowl, Wrestle Mania.

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Concrete/Cement

• The Romans were pioneers in the development of
  concrete and it's use. They surpassed previous
  methods of concrete building techniques by leaps
  and bounds.
• Rome's development of concrete technology, along
  with the sophisticated application of the arch as
  a building form created the foundation for many
  of ancient world's greatest engineering
  achievements in
• Roads Bridges Aqueducts Buildings
• For more than six hundred years Roman concrete
  technology flourished until the empire collapsed
  in the fifth century CE

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Concrete use today
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Roman Architecture

• Romans were well know thieves. Although most of
  their ideas were stolen from other societies
  Romans improved upon the stolen ideas and made
  them great.
• Arches
• Dome Buildings
• Aqueducts
• Bath houses

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• The great and highly advanced Roman waterway
  system known as the Aqueducts, are among the
  greatest achievements in the ancient world. The
  running water, indoor plumbing and sewer system
  carrying away disease from the population within
  the Empire wasn't surpassed in capability until
  very modern times.
• As cities grew, the ancient Romans needed more
  fresh water. To solve this problem, they built
  aqueducts. These were massive construction
  projects.

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Arches Today
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The Coliseum/Stadiums

• The ancient Romans were great builders. They
  built things to last. The Coliseum was built of
  concrete, faced with stone, as were most
  amphitheaters. It was built in the early days of
  the Roman Empire, around 70 CE. It was designed
  to host huge spectacles.  Anyone could attend the
  events in the Coliseum. Admission was free. 
• The Coliseum was a huge public entertainment
  center. It could seat 45,000 spectators. If you
  didn't mind standing, the Coliseum could hold up
  to 70,000 spectators! This is where the ancient
  Romans gathered to watch bloody combat between
  gladiators, and battles between men and wild
  animals. This is where they threw people to the
  lions! On occasion, they flooded the Coliseum
  with water, to hold naval battles. During the
  battles, many competitors died. 

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Art

• The Romans copied the art style of the Greeks but
  made it better.
• More real

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Latin Language

• The Latin language was the source of todays
  French, Spanish, and Portuguese languages.
• About half of all English words have a Latin
  history.

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Laws

• Trial By Jury
• Twelve Tables-written law code

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Heated Baths

• there were separate hours for men and women.
• The Public Baths were extremely popular. Roman
  women and men tried to visit the baths at least
  once every day. The baths had hot and cold pools,
  towels, slaves to wait on you, steam rooms,
  saunas, exercise rooms, and hair cutting salons.
  They had reading rooms and libraries, as among
  the freeborn, who had the right to frequent
  baths, the majority could read.  They even had
  stores, selling all kinds of things, and people
  who sold fast food. The baths were arranged
  rather like a very large mall, with bathing
  pools.

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A modern spa resort
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Drains and Sewers