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Roman EmpireRoman EmpireReligion and ContributionsReligion and Contributions
Impact of the early Church of Rome
The church became an example of moral authority.
Loyalty to the church became more important than loyalty to the Emperor.
Church became the unifying force of Western Europe.
Conquests and Trade Spread Roman culture. Provided technological achievements. Western Civilization was influenced by the cultural
achievements of Rome.
Contributions of Ancient Rome Art/Architecture:
Pantheon, Colosseum, Forum.
Technology: Roads, aqueducts, Roman arches.
Hadrian’s Wall• Emperor Hadrian
ordered the wall to be built in 122 A.D. to separate Roman and Britain from the land of the Picts (Scotland).
• It was 73 miles long and 5 meters high.
• One of the greatest engineering projects.
Contributions of Ancient Contributions of Ancient RomeRome
Science: : Ptolemy – proposed the geocentric system.
Argued that all planets and the Sun revolved around Argued that all planets and the Sun revolved around the earth.the earth.
More ContributionsMore Contributions
MedicineMedicine: : Emphasis on public Emphasis on public health (public baths, health (public baths, water system, medical water system, medical schools).schools).
LanguageLanguage: Latin and : Latin and other other RomanceRomance languages.languages.
Literature: Virgil’s Literature: Virgil’s Aeneid.Aeneid.
Contributions … Religion: Roman mythology and later
adoption of Christianity as the imperial religion.
Law: the principle of “innocent until proven guilty” (Twelve Tables).