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Early Roman Civilization By Laurie Muratalla April 26,2007 Early Roman Life • Rome was a prosperous empire. • Augustus reorganized and created a new era of prosperity. A video! Go to this cool site to find maps and other information… Go to this cool site to find maps and other information… • Click here Roman Culture • Roman artists and writers borrowed many ideas form the Greeks, like arches. Roman Literature • Roman authors based much of their writing on Greek works like from Homers Odessey. Roman Science and Engineering Greek science gave us a lot of information. • Galon was a Greek doctor that contributed important ideas like anatomy. • Ptolemy explained the motion of planets and stars. Roman Religion and Philosophy • They worshiped many gods and goddesses and believed that spirits lived in many natural things. • Emperors were worshiped as gods. Roman Philosophy • Greek philosophy such as Stoicism was borrowed and modified. Romans used it as a way to address the behavior of living in a practical way. Fun Facts • The Colosseum in Rome could hold 60,000 people. • It had a system of cages, ropes, and pulleys that brought wild animals up to the floor from the rooms underground. Another Fun Fact • Paintings on vases, frescoes, and stone show Romans participating in sports. Comprehension Questions • Who reorganized Rome and created a new era of prosperity? • What did the Romans borrow from the Greeks? • What did the Romans believe in? • What facility held 60,000 people and why did they go there? Works Cited California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp Standards for my unit Grolier http://go.grolier.com/ National Geographic http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ Maps United Streaming http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=C7841D6C1399-41D0-B89C-A359089CEB87 Pictures and video clips of early Rome. Photo of Agustus sculpture.