Rome's legacy

Legacy of Ancient Rome

Open Ended

Can you name something left to us by the Romans?

Legacy of Rome

• Language

• Arts

• Science, engineering

• Law

• Literature

Latin played a variety of roles throughout the Middle Ages, most international written communication was in Latin and it was an effective spoken lingua franca for clergy and educated laymen everywhere.

Look at the picture. Who had the largest role in spreading Latin?

Multiple Choice

Look at the picture. Who had the largest role in spreading Latin?

• the church

• teachers

• merchants

• doctors, physicians

Who had the largest role in spreading Latin?

the church

Romance languages are the modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin between the third and eighth centuries. They are a subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European language family.

Which languages derive from Latin?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following languages is NOT a Romance language?

• Romanian

• French

• Spanish

• Croatian

Not a Romance language

Croatian

Study the next two slides

What was romanization?

Romanization

The terms Romanization or Latinization (or Romanisation or Latinisation) mean integration and assimilation of newly incorporated populations by the Romans. Ancient Roman historiography used to call the various processes the "civilizing of barbarians". Native elites were encouraged to increase social standing through association with the powerful conqueror be it in dress, language, housing and food consumption.On the other hand, aspects of both Native and Roman cultures are joined together. as it can be seen in the Roman acceptance, and adoption of, non-Classical religious practices

Arts I -    Decoration what and how?

• The Romans took the art form from the Greeks and took it to the next level by using ceramic, or glass to form intricate, colorful designs.

• Hunts, exotic creatures, and mythological episodes are all frequent subjects on mosaics.

• Wealthy Romans chose themes to reflect their status: e.g. mythological stories would show off a man’s book learning.

Poll

Why do you think someone chose to decorate his house with this mosaic?

• He must have loved hunting

• He must have been a sponsor of gladiatorial games

• He liked animals

• He wanted to boast with his studious nature and wide knowledge of biology

Probably because

he must have been a sponsor of gladiatorial games

Arts II. New type of building

• In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica is a large public building with multiple functions, typically built alongside the town's forum

• The building gave its name to the architectural form of the basilica.

• What was it used for then and later?

The remains of the Basilica of Maxentius in Rome, Italy.

Science, engineering

Ancient Romans were famous for their advanced engineering knowledge. Their accomplishments surpassed most other civilizations of their time, and after their time.

Arches, dome, concrete

Poll

Which of the following do you think was the most important Roman invention?

• concrete

• arches and domes

• roadbuilding technology

• developing arenas from the for of Greek theatres

The goddess of Justice, Iustitia was introduced by emperor Augustus, and was an artistic symbolic personification rather than an actual deity with religious significance..

Her attributes are a blindfold, representing impartiality, scales, representing the weighing of evidence, and a sword representing authority, swiftness and finality.

Multiple Choice

What is the modern significance of Iustitia?

• Still used in arts to personificate justice

• As she has a role in Roman mythology, we need to know about her

Codified law refers to the rules of a society that have been collected and recorded for the purpose of establishing civil order. a codex of law.

E.g. Corpus Juris Hungarici was considered the most important but unofficial law book for centuries

Multiple Choice

The legacy of Roman Law is that ....

• it had a huge impact on Arts

• its codified form and structure was copied later by many countries

• We are still following the rules the Romans established

The Romans constructed aqueducts throughout their Republic and later Empire, to bring water from outside sources into cities and towns. Aqueduct water supplied public baths, latrines, fountains, and private households; it also supported mining operations, milling, farms, and gardens.

Multiple Select

What did the Romans use aqueducts for? Choose three options.

• bathrooms, latrines

• fountains

• public baths

• sports

Multiple Select

What technologies and knowledge did the Romans use to build aqueducts?

• arches

• law of gravity

• Calculating the correct gradient for flow

• Concrete

• Glass

Literature

Much of Roman literature was influenced and inspired by Greek literature but the Romans developed some genres further., e.g. the satire, and the art of speaking in public.

Who had influence on Roman literature?

What genres were developed further?

Poll

Which of the following Roman authors have you heard of?

• Virgil (Virgilius)

• Catullus

• Cicero

• Julius Caesar

US Senator, Ted Cruz uses Cicero's most famous speech against President Obama in 2014

Why do you think he quotes it?

What rhetorical device can you spot?