ROME’S LEGACY

Roman Art

“Greco-Roman” art (influenced by the Greeks)

Sculptures Mosaics

Roman Inspired Art in Modern Times

Park Guell, Barcelona c. 1914

George Washington, 1832

Roman Language

From Latin comes: Italian, French, Spanish, Romanian and Portuguese

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Roman Numerals

Roman Government and Law

Written law Twelve Tables

Government structure Consuls Senate Assembly

Written laws Government

Structure President Congress Judiciary

Roman Republican Government

U.S. Government

Roman Architecture: Columns

Jupiter’s Temple

Roman Forum

Stadiums

Roman Stadium at Philippopolis, Bulgaria (completed 183)

Domes

Pantheon, Rome.

St Peter’s Basilica, Roman inspired.

Roman Architecture in the US

Christianity

Christians were widely persecuted in the Roman Empire

Constantine allowed Christianity in 313 Today there are about 2.1 billion

followers of Christianity worldwide

Aqueducts