Technology/Inventions/architecture
Aqueducts
- A large system of carrying water from one place to another.
Used to supply water to cities or to farms.
312 B.C to 226 A.D-11 aqueducts constructed
Depended on gravity.
Flows downhill to its destination
The Colosseum
Constructed between 70 and 72 AD
Seated over 50,000 spectators
Public amphitheater
Free-standing structure of stone and concrete
Used for Gladiator fighting, Contests between men and animals,
Seated over 50,000 spectators
Public amphitheater
Free-standing structure of stone and concrete
Used for Gladiator fighting, Contests between men and animals,
Abacus
- Romans did calculations and counted.
Calculations are made with beads(Counters)
Beads are arranged with wires
Wires represent place value
Roads
Built 50,000 miles for military reasons
Were notable for their straightness, solid foundations, and use of
concrete made from volcanic ash and lime.
Begun consructing in 312 BCE by Censor Appius Claudius Caecus
Thier System has helped them with thier conquest for land
Many fragments still survive...
Were notable for their straightness, solid foundations, and use of
concrete made from volcanic ash and lime.
Begun consructing in 312 BCE by Censor Appius Claudius Caecus
Thier System has helped them with thier conquest for land
Many fragments still survive...