4 - Roman Period Flashcards
Who invented cement
Romans
Romans used cement to make
concrete
What was Rome’s most important technological contribution?
cement (and thus concrete
What did cement help the Romans to create?
The Roman Arch
The Roman arch was:
brick arch reinforced with heavy infill of concrete. The pillars that supported it needed no supporting buttresses.
What structural contribution did Romans make, besides cement:
The Roman arch - a solid arch
What year was Rome founded
753 BC
What are the 3 major historical periods of Rome
Regal, Republic, Imperial
Who was in the First Triumvirate
Crassus, Pompey, Julius Caesar
Who was part of the Second Tiumvirate
Marc Antony, Lepidus, Octavian
What is an atrium
The main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center
During the Roman republic, one of two annually elected chief magistrates.
consul
patrician
A land-owning noble, a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
Deep-seated Roman virtue of dutifulness and attachment to the gods, country, and relatives, especially parents; and, in general, to the way things should be.
pietas
The philosophical school of thought that flourished among the Romans more than any other, being naturally amenable to them, was
Stoicism
