Chapter 9 – Ancient Rome Q1. Engineering and architecture was very important during the time of Ancient Rome. They produced monumental buildings that are impressive to this day. Repetitive structures were built, such as arches and pillars, to create beautiful feats of geometric design. These buildings glorified the state and enriched the lives of Roman citizens.
Water and Rice While both the Romans and the Hans appreciated the technology used to power their cities’ water systems, the Romans were more intent on more “elite” advancements such as science and law, while looking down upon the more practical farming inventions that were appreciated by the Hans. As the Romans increased their slave labor via the conquering of territories, society’s elite cared little about making the work easier for their slaves. This led them to focus more on abstract advancements such as science and law. The Hans, however, relied heavily on agriculture and had a higher respect for its farmers, which promoted technological advancement in tools that would increase production. Documents 2 and 4 can be coupled because they both show the appreciation the Hans had towards the technology used in the agricultural sector.
Newly named Augustus, with the help of his second-in-command Agrippa, built the public Roman baths. Also helping the building process was the poet Virgil. (ancient.eu) Shortly after that, Augustus developed a network of roads with an official courier’s system. (britanica.com) From there, Augustus moved on and used his vision and power to expand the Roman empire to much more than a collection of countries vastly helping the world get up to date on the newest technology.
The Roman views technology as if it doesn’t directly benefit the upper-class it doesn’t matter to them which explain the lacks of great inventions. The technological advancements in Document 8 in the fields of architecture of aqueducts and chemistry of sediment concentrations, clearly states its superiority to the monuments of craft made by the Egyptians or Greeks. The fact that the Egyptian, for they did not get along well. Furthermore, the description of the works of the others as idle or useless shows bias towards the Romans. This does question if the aqueducts are truly as magnificent as the author describes since if he could lose his job if he said that the aqueducts were of poor quality which is best
Rome had a big impact because of medicine and science. They made many types of medicine. One to help a bad cough. One to ease pain. We have many medicines to help with headaches, scrapes, cuts, and many other pains.
Dystopian Novels The novel Anthem and the Maze Runner are popular among teenagers by their interests, high expectations on them and shows what it would feel like being alone with no family, or technology. James dashner was the author that had wrote the dystopian novel Maze Runner he also writes other books because it was a series. James dashner was an author who writes some dystopian novels. Anthem was a dystopian novel that Ayn Rand that wrote that teenagers liked to read and enjoyed it, it had talked about teenagers and some adults that had to survive without technology and having to survive with each other.
Starting from the time of its creation in the first century B.C., the Roman Empire was constantly expanding and conquering new territory spanning from the Italian peninsula to the Mediterranean world and into Europe. This meant that the Romans had to constantly adjust to all sorts of new factors, including climate, crops, and wildlife. Another key aspect that the Romans had to keep in mind when adding territory to their empire was geography. Many geographical features like deserts, forests and bodies of water could impact how people lived. Ability to adapt to geography could make or break an empire’s success and was one of the many strengths of the Roman Empire.
Springs do not always bubble up to the surface. Sometimes they would dig down to the water table and build an underground tunnel to begin the aqueduct. There are generally three types of structure in Roman Aqueduct Engineering. Multi-tier bridges were used to cross low areas; inverted siphons were employed when valleys were particularly steep and tunnels were equipped with vertical shafts for inspection and cleaning. However, approximately, there were only less than 5% of all Roman aqueducts stood above ground.
As he restructured the government’s functions, he set his sights at expending the empire, which he did so by pressing west to Spain and North to Germania linking all destinations in between by roads. This required a strong military which was streamlined under the rule of the Flavian dynasty when it had shifted from a mobile unit to a defensive force enlisting men from other lands allowing them citizenship (McKay, 162, 2015). This provided a safer environment that was not afforded in previous eras. In the past, poor infrastructure plagued the Empire, however given the relative safety, proper city planning allowed the construction of extensive water and sewage systems reaching newly constructed public baths and latrines and central
Rome was a very unique place. It began long ago as a city in the center of Italy, on the Italian Peninsula. Soon enough, Rome grew into a kingdom. In Rome’s growth, there were many geographical advantages such as the Tiber River which provided trade and travel due to the ford, the mountain ranges that protected Rome from harsh weather and from attacks, and lastly the climate was very cool and rainy winters. Tarquin was the last ruler of Rome.
Document 6, written by a high official of Rome, emphasizes the brilliance it took a man to construct roads that had “grace and beauty” (Doc 6). This document summarizes how the Romans viewed technology like roads with practical uses, but they cared more about the beautiful architecture of it and how it enhanced the character of Rome. Another piece technology that the Romans valued was the aqueducts as shown by document 8. A Roman general, governor, and water commissioner reports the use of their aqueducts and marvels in the water production compared to other civilizations. The Romans are rarely interested in the improvement of technology unless it benefits and brings pleasure to the entire society, or mainly the upper class.
The sewer system, running water system, and indoor plumbing system reduced the chance of diseases from affecting the population. The roman adequates were an amazing demonstration of their ability to engineer amazing things. They would transport the water to the city, and if you were a patrician then it would go right to your house. Whenever a new city was added they would be a brand new road from the city to Rome. The Roman roads had milestones which are like signs that we use today.
Back when Rome was just a small village along the banks of the Tiber river, its geography gave it many advantages. One of the biggest of those is its location along a river. Because these were hundreds of years in B.C.E. people relied on rivers and ponds for drinking and bathing. However, rivers were much better than lakes
Bath houses were symbols of Roman civilisation and were found in all parts of their vast Empire. The baths were the social heart of the town, often acting as an informal community centre. Public baths were often busy places employing a large number of staff and slaves. People did not just bathe there, but also exercised, socialised and conducted business.
The bath houses used arches, domes and vaults to make them both aesthetically beautiful and to work as functional spaces. The Romans also made spectacular private homes for those who could afford them, and designed and built innovative apartment type buildings for those who couldn’t afford a private residence. As with the Greeks, the Temples of Rome were a great architectural achievement. These temples are a significant source of their architectural history and still today are some of the most visible remains from their culture. Unlike the Greeks who believed in having an equal emphasis in their design on all sides of their temples, the Romans put the emphasis on the front of their buildings.
