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G- -at first the gorvenment was an republic -the ruler was called the Emperor -the Empire was started in 27B.C. -during the republic a group of powerful men rules the Romen Empire until the beginning of the Middle Ages -a civil war broke out for power of the Empire -300 senators -all were patricians, or upper class who owned land. -they issued decrees and interpreted laws -they served for life -two counsuls were selected every year by the senate -counsul members served for only one year. -they were also patricians -if war broke out, the senate would chose a dictator -the dictator ruled for 6 months -as Rome got bigger it elected officals to controll other things. -plebeians had little controll -eventually they got their own officials, tribunes

R- -roman and greek gods were very simmilar in storys -jupiter ruled over all the gods (god of the sky) -also had neptune (sea) and mars (war) -jupitar and neptune faught mars -there were celebrations and feasts for the gods -they were christan -at first christianity was just a small group with in judasin -christanity grew to be a very important religion -each church had its own priest -a bishop was the church offical who controlled the priests -eventually they accepted the bishop of Rome as pope -the pope is the head of the roman catholic church -the gods were the most important

E- Social status, wealth, and geography played a key role in determining the ancient Roman diet. The Roman currency during most of the Roman Republic and the western half of the Roman Empire consisted of coins including the aureus (gold), the denarius (silver), the sestertius (bronze), the dupondius (bronze), and the as (copper). the Roman economy never developed into anything terribly complex compared to modern economies. Ancient Rome was a slave based economy. Trade dominated in the economy and importers were among the wealthiest citizens of the Empire. While the production and transportation of foods dominated the trading industry, there was also a vast exchange of other goods from all parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa.

This is an example or Ancient Roman money and the different types of coins they used in their time.

A-. The culture of Ancient Rome gave exceptional prominence to the visual arts. Humanism was expressed as much by painting and sculpture as literature. A large part of the poem is dominated by the political problems in cities. The combination of art and trade led to cultural competitiveness between cities, states, and courts . Roman art was influenced by some countries that they ruled over, like Greece, Egypt, and Africa, by their emperors, and their masters and leaders. Romans had many different art forms. One of the art forms were murals, large wall paintings. Architecture was another type art form. Buildings and bridges were also made as a form of architecture. They made statues and portraits too.

Ancient Romans were very in to their art, and this is a coloring book that is based off of many famous structures made by the Ancient Romans thousands of years ago.

T- Ancient Rome completed great accomplishments in the technological world at its time. They used basic hand tools such as hammers and shovels, but also used modern tools such as the wheel and concrete. Architecturally they were one of the best creators ever, inventing some things like the arch. One of the most famous buildings in Rome is the Colosseum. This enormous masterpiece use up 100,000 meters cubed of travertine block, and was held together by iron rods. It took eight years to build the stadium used for battle. Gladiators, baited animals, and many more events took place here. But also education was a big deal in Rome. Both male and female kids were taught, but most upper-class children's parents’ higher personal teachers.

The Colosseum in ancient Rome staged the blockbuster entertainment of its day, where superstar gladiators would fight to the death in the ultimate showdowns. A gigantic oval 615 ft long, 510 ft wide and over 157 ft high, the Colosseum pushed Roman technology to its absolute limits. Its state-of-the art features are still only found in the most advanced superdomes today. Commissioned in AD 69 by the Emperor Vespasian, it was built next to a huge golden statue of Nero known as the Colossus – hence its nickname: the Colosseum. It is a symphony of arches – 240 grand stone arches grace its exterior alone. To achieve the massive heights required, the Romans invented the red brick, and bound these together with another Roman invention – concrete. The grand opening included a set of inaugural games that lasted 100 days and perhaps even a naval combat in the arena. After this, the games got ever more ambitious, and to facilitate them, Vespasian’s younger son Domitian constructed the most amazing part of the Colosseum – the hypogeum. This underground labyrinth with 30 elevators and 60 trapdoors opening up into the arena above, from which gladiators, wild beasts and even collapsible scenery could pop up, helped turn the Colosseum into the iconic monument it is today, and form the blueprint for sports arenas for centuries to come.

S- Ancient Rome had a very definite class system: Patricians, Plebeians, and Slaves. Patricians were a modern day upper class filled with large land owners. These land owners dominated government. Known as the lower class in their time, but now would be considered the middle class is the Plebeians. This class consisted of small land owners, shoe makers, craftsman, etc. Lastly is the slave class. These made up a huge part of the Ancient Roman Empire and possibly even a majority. Ancient Roman Society accomplished many things such as codified laws, standardized measurements, and language (languages around the world are based off the Roman language Latin).

Summary- All in all Ancient Rome had some great accomplishments. In the Government they created the first republic and then switched to the senate, created amazing stories through their gods that could entertain anyone, invented a currency system for a huge empire, amazed people with crafts, made some of the worlds greatest arcitecural discovories, and had social classes where people knew their job. Some highlights of this empire was the building of the Colosseum, inventing the senate, and the invention of concrete. Basically, Ancient Rome has formed how we look at the world today.