Post on 28-Dec-2015
Greco-Roman Culture:
The Romans admired the Greeks and copied them.
This is greatly seen in art and literature.
Epicurus: Epicureanism
The way to gain happiness is to free the body from pain and free the mind from fear.
•Philosophy
•Poetry
Virgil= Aeneid, similar to Homer’s epics
Ovid= comic poems
•History
Livy= History of Rome, mythical
Tacitus= more factual, showed the good and bad of Rome
Latin:
Romance Languages (from Rome) such as French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian are all based on Latin.
There are Latin roots in many of the words and phrases we use today.
Roman Numerals:
Seen on faces of clocks, movie credits, outlines, etc.
I=1 V=5
X=10 L=50
C=100 D=500
M=1000
Julian Calendar:
12 months of 30-31 days
Except February
Leap Years
Emperors changed names of months as they wished.
July= Julius Caesar, August= Augustus
Law:•All persons had the right to equal treatment under the law.
•A person was considered innocent until proven guilty.
•The burden of proof rested with the accuser rather than the accused.
•A person should be punished only for actions, not thoughts.
•Any law that seemed unreasonable or grossly unfair could be set aside.
•On one side of the index card, draw and color a picture of something/someone you would have seen on a visit to Rome during the Empire
•On the other side, write a message to a friend, parent, or favorite history teacher describing with detail at least 5 people, things, or events you saw, heard, or experienced while visiting the Roman Empire.