Math And Science In The Romans

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The origins of math and science date back many years. The romans used math in their daily lives, their math was ancient Greek and Hellenic math that the restored and used to their uses. The Romans revived the old maths and applied it to their daily lives. There were new maths beginning created during the Roman times and their also were no famous or noteworthy mathemagicians in that time. The Romans really didn't need math they just need the simple math to applicate it to daily living. Roman sciences changed the history book through their sciences they discovered many new things that were groundbreaking in that time period. The Romans used math and science to explain unknown things to them at that time.The Romans also used their sciences and …show more content…

The Romans made different strategies for different scenarios in war, like if they needed more protection form archers they would make themselves a living “tortoise” and cover themselves with their shield to be protected from the harmful showers of arrows. The soldiers used their shields to cover one another, the soldiers were supposed to rely on each other, and protect one another on all sides and their also were smaller pockets of people in the back who watched the rear. The Roman also invented and recharged the idea of the cavalry, they realized that they need help and reinforcement and they brought back up to help them. The Romans also invented the idea of a legion a group of 3,000 men who were on horseback, that worked together to fight for the Roman …show more content…

The Romans made over 372 roads that connected to Rome itself, not including the other roads that ran through the rest of the countryside. The Romans built their road with dirt, gravel and reinforce the roads with granite and lava bricks. Also Roman engineers also innovated the roads by putting curvatures on the side of the road that allowed water drainage. The Romans also with buildings started building bridges and arches. The Romans built extravagant bridges all over the empire. In what is now Rome there are ruins and instact bridges from the late agdes that show how these magnificent structures were built and how they are so reliable and