Ancient Rome DBQ Many people argue that the culture of the Ancient Romans reflect that of the United States today. While there have been many advancements over the course of the years, a few basic principles still apply and can be seen in the United States today. Although there a few key differences that can be seen between the two cultures, it is important that one focuses on similarities to see how the United States has developed as a whole. Roman culture was similar to what the United States is today by the form of government and types of entertainment.
The Roman Empire was one of the most advanced cultures of its time. The grandeur of Rome has had abiding effects on the societies of the entire world. Evidence of the brilliance and creativity of the Romans can be found in many modern countries such as the remains of roads, walls, baths, basilicas, amphitheaters, and aqueducts. These exhibit the technological advances made by the engineers and architects of the Roman Empire. Many modern civic buildings have been built using the Romanesque styling.
Towards the end of the Classical era, Classical Rome experienced many changes such as the change of being polytheistic predominate to Christianity becoming their official religion, and the change in the size of the emperor. They also showed continuities such as their government of democracy remaining the same throughout the rule of the emperor. At the start of the Classical Roman emperor, the majority of Rome was polytheistic, the belief in many gods as opposed to one. They worshipped Gods including one’s that planets are named after today, like Jupiter. They persecuted people who believed in monotheistic religions such as Christianity.
Ancient Rome’s art consisted of many buildings with concrete-domed roofs. Roman pride and moralism are interestingly combined in their approach toward architecture. For instance, historians emphasize the size and grandeur of Rome's architecture and describe it as conquering the globe.5 This shows how impressive the architecture of Rome was. These buildings were especially hard to make because at the time it would take hundreds of Romans three months to complete one piece of architecture.
In Rome, personal virtues contributed towards each individual’s dedication towards their empire. They directly gave the Roman republic the moral strength and ideology to conquer the world. In some ways, the Romans assimilated their beliefs from the Greeks, which they had conquered. In fact they had created such a lasting impression with successful ideology, that George Washington wore a toga, to demonstrate how the old Roman values still had an affect on what was then modern day America. Nearly all of George Washington's actions while leading America took into account the history of Rome.
A HTC is continuity and change. The conservative Romans had their own system of values and, because they were able to preserve them during the centuries (no matter how many kinds of rulership changed), that provided continuity of Rome. The relationships between classes (patrons and clients) were a factor that provided stability. But a gradual change has happened, as the gap between rich and poor widened. The changing economy led to more poor people, and the higher class could not control them anymore.
Armor would be very important to romans they would be very helpful for them. They had shields they were made out of metal. The other piece of armor was a helmet ity was made out of wood and metal. The romans had chest pieces they would be made out of wood. Armor would be very important to romans.
The advances of the Romans in art, learning, law, and many other political and cultural achievements have helped to shape the way of life of people all over the world. While most of these achievements were based off of what the Greeks had already accomplished, the ancient Romans have greatly improved and developed these inventions in many ways while still adding their own style. These achievements and inventions have impacted my life as well as people all over the world because of the Roman Empire. They have not only made inventions and structures, such as the Pantheon and arches, but also have cultural achievements that were also important in the success of the Roman Empire.
In Rome, much like in other areas of the world, there were specific times of day where people would dedicate themselves to eating. The times of day were similar to what is seen now in America, with a meal taking hold in the morning, midday, and evening. Though the meals evolved and changed as the empire itself did, one can look at the different meals and be able to make connections between them and those of today’s importance. Commonly in Rome the first acknowledgeable meal would be called ientaculum. It was not extraordinary and some citizens of the empire forwent it entirely.
The way that Rome created the Republican form of government was by overthrowing the monarchy, There government constructed of leaders -which were elected by the citizens- , in essence the citizens choose the individuals that would essentially govern for them. The social class during those days were divided into 2 classes the patricians and plebeians. The patricians there the wealthy or upper class and the plebeians were the rest. Due to social class this also affected of what position either the patrician or plebeian could acquire. As you might have guessed it.
It was said to grant immortal life even if it was in the form of painting, sculpture, carving or script, art. In ancient Roman Art is important, primarily because it was used to portray everyday life and it also was used to represent important people. We can see that they used their art for different things and different purposes. Architecture in Egypt was used to preserve forms that reflect the perfection of the world at the moment. In ancient Rome, Romans built buildings as a statement of power.
Romans are known for their fantastic work in architecture. They were the first people to develop the arch and the vault. Their interest in material comfort led to the development of sophisticated domestic architecture. This new way of architecture was derived from the influence of Etruscan and Greek, but it had its own unique characteristics. For example, in an upper-class Roman house there was running water and sewage pipes.
Ancient Rome was a vast civilization, it often bring to mind Gladiators, Chariots,and of course the Roman Colosseum. The Roman Empire started in 753 B.C.E. when, according to legend, brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome. These brothers were sons of the war god, Mars. At the height of the Roman Empire it borders stretched from Germany in the North, and Tunisia in the South. From Britain in the West to Syria in the East.
All cities were close to water bodies while Rome was an inland nation and arranged on the banks of River Tiber. Talking about art of Greece and Rome, Greeks were thought to be better than that of Romans. One of the sculptures that Greece is known with is Venus de Milo. Romans were great at mosaic, wall painting and they were also known for creating realistic portraits.
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.
