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Title: Rome


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Rome
By Aneta Biegun
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Roman Art
  • Roman art grew out of the Etruscan Art.
  • It is very similar to the Etruscan Art. Roman Art
    is its own art and it began around 500 B.C.
  • It began with the roman republic and its people.
    These people are mostly involved in sculptures
    and portraiture. When doing this they always
    involved a famous person.

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Roman Literature
  • Ancient writers wrote about what they observed
    and what theyve been through or seen.
  • Celebrations of Romes history was always
    involved
  • Although the written literature was not always
    accurate.
  • The language, and expression were the dominance
    over all of the Western world.
  • Many of the works were, comedy, history,
    rhetoric, and poetry.
  • Epic poetry

Disce quod ignoras Marsi doctique Pedonissaepe
duplex unum pagina tractat opus.Non sunt longa
quibus nihil est quod demere possis,sed tu,
Cosconi, disticha longa facis.
Admiror, O paries, te non cecidisse ruinisqui
tot scriptorum taedia sustineas.
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Roman Architecture
  • Romans had their own style.
  • Arches and domes were built.
  • The Romans invented roads.
  • Bridges were built by the Romans and they used
    concrete. Many of their buildings were
    rectangular.
  • Romans also built temples.
  • These were built for gatherings, festivals,
    homes, and many other things.
  • Romans built all the these extraordinary
    architectures all over Europe.
  • A few well known built arches are
  • The arch of Titus
  • The arch of Severus
  • The arch of Constantine

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What its like to be from Rome..
  • Romans have different aspects of life.
  • -Paterfamilias (head male member of family is in
    charge.
  • -Father provides Education.
  • -When marriage is arranged the common age is
    about 14 years of age.
  • -When a couple is married, it is wife's or
    husbands choice for divorce.
  • -at the wedding the bride is dressed in a long
    white rob, with veil and her shoes must be a
    bright yellow color.
  • -The male authority diminishes
  • -The roman empire was the worlds first melting
    pot.
  • -roman clothing was usually consisted of a tunica
    and toga.
  • -the toga virillis was a plain toga white in
    color and only worn by adult males.
  • -The toga praetexta was a off white toga with
    purple, this was only to be worn by senators.
  • - The toga pulla was a special all dark toga,
    that was only to be worn in times of mourning.

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This is a map of Ancient Rome, it was very spread
out. People were distanced from things and
weren't able to travel or do anything.
750 Miles long 120 miles wide Few rugged
mountains They had a lot of farm land Rome was
safe Herders and farmers Lasted 1500-1000 BC Indo
European people
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THE END
Aneta Biegun
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