Post your inferences about ancient Roman culture. Share your inferences about religious and political practices. You might also want to share your inferences about Roman practices that led to the destruction of the Roman Empire.
Roman culture became a powerful empire that had no separation of church and state. They incorporated Christianity after beliving in paganism. There downfall came after spreading to far and not being able to control. There are Roman ruins spread thousands of miles from Rome itself.
Religion played a very important part in their daily life and was centered around the gods. They believed the gods controlled their lives, so they spend a ton of time worshipping them. They built same-shape temples for worship, which were triangular in shape and were supported by great pillars.
The Ancient Romans acquired many of their cultural habits from the Ancient Greeks. The Greeks inspired the Romans from everyday customs and laws to architectural designs and style. The Ancient Romans were first governed by what is called the Twelve Tables. This provided the basic code and standard of living for all Romans. Later, all decisions were led to the discretion of the courts judges, most of whom were corrupt. Historians have noticed that some of the Romans emperors have had mysterious deaths, which have little or no record of how they happened. This was during the time when the Roman emperors ruled.
The Roman Theatre of Verona (Teatro Romano di Verona) is an ancient Roman theatre in Verona, northern Italy. The theatre, considered the most important Roman theatre in northern Italy, was built in the late 1st century BC. Before its construction, two walls were built alongside the Adige River, between the Ponte di Pietra and the Ponte Postumio, to protect it against floods. Today only remains of the edifice are visible, recovered starting from around 1830. They include the cavea and the steps, several arcades of the loggias and remains of the stage.
Picture of theatre: http://www.italianvisits.com/images/veneto-im/verona/verona-teatro_romano.jpg
Google Earth image: http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=45.44794,11.001991&spn=0.001633,0.003245&z=18
After viewing many different buildings that the Romans built, I discovered that many of our own buildings our modeled after the Roman Empire. We also have built our political system off the Roman Empire. But the Roman Empire linked their religion to their political system, which might have been their downfall. I found a website that addresses the Roman Empire's religious beliefs: http://www.roman-empire.net/religion/religion.html
Hopefully the United States will learn from this possible mistake and not copy everything the Ancient Romans did.
Rome was first set up in 500 BC and only two men called consuls were in charge. Women were not considered for these positions. Both men would have to agree on the issue in order to proceed. I'm sure this was difficult at times because if the two consuls were in disagreement, then some issues would not be resolved.
Ruins of ancient temples in Rome show that the city was filled with Gods and a sense of religion. Many buildings and roads today are still lined with ruins of tombs. Domes and arches are prominent in much of the architecture. Many of the cultural habits of Ancient Romans were inspired by the Ancient Greeks.
Roman culture became a powerful empire that had no separation of church and state. They incorporated Christianity after beliving in paganism. There downfall came after spreading to far and not being able to control. There are Roman ruins spread thousands of miles from Rome itself.
ReplyDeleteReligion played a very important part in their daily life and was centered around the gods. They believed the gods controlled their lives, so they spend a ton of time worshipping them. They built same-shape temples for worship, which were triangular in shape and were supported by great pillars.
ReplyDeleteThe Ancient Romans acquired many of their cultural habits from the Ancient Greeks. The Greeks inspired the Romans from everyday customs and laws to architectural designs and style. The Ancient Romans were first governed by what is called the Twelve Tables. This provided the basic code and standard of living for all Romans. Later, all decisions were led to the discretion of the courts judges, most of whom were corrupt. Historians have noticed that some of the Romans emperors have had mysterious deaths, which have little or no record of how they happened. This was during the time when the Roman emperors ruled.
ReplyDeleteAncient Roman society took pride in their culture. They emphasized art and architecture to share their religious points of views.
ReplyDeleteThe Roman Theatre of Verona (Teatro Romano di Verona) is an ancient Roman theatre in Verona, northern Italy. The theatre, considered the most important Roman theatre in northern Italy, was built in the late 1st century BC. Before its construction, two walls were built alongside the Adige River, between the Ponte di Pietra and the Ponte Postumio, to protect it against floods. Today only remains of the edifice are visible, recovered starting from around 1830. They include the cavea and the steps, several arcades of the loggias and remains of the stage.
ReplyDeletePicture of theatre: http://www.italianvisits.com/images/veneto-im/verona/verona-teatro_romano.jpg
Google Earth image: http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=45.44794,11.001991&spn=0.001633,0.003245&z=18
After viewing many different buildings that the Romans built, I discovered that many of our own buildings our modeled after the Roman Empire. We also have built our political system off the Roman Empire. But the Roman Empire linked their religion to their political system, which might have been their downfall. I found a website that addresses the Roman Empire's religious beliefs: http://www.roman-empire.net/religion/religion.html
ReplyDeleteHopefully the United States will learn from this possible mistake and not copy everything the Ancient Romans did.
Rome was first set up in 500 BC and only two men called consuls were in charge. Women were not considered for these positions. Both men would have to agree on the issue in order to proceed. I'm sure this was difficult at times because if the two consuls were in disagreement, then some issues would not be resolved.
ReplyDeleteRuins of ancient temples in Rome show that the city was filled with Gods and a sense of religion. Many buildings and roads today are still lined with ruins of tombs. Domes and arches are prominent in much of the architecture. Many of the cultural habits of Ancient Romans were inspired by the Ancient Greeks.
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