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    include advancements in government and engineering. Ancient Rome had many other remarkable legacies. The world uses many of the inventions and ideas of ancient Rome’s significant legacies‚ like the fact that their ideas on government impacted most of the laws and system of government in America‚ innovations to architecture like arches‚ and to engineering like our sewage systems. One of the most important legacies of Rome was engineering. Some of the engineering feats of ancient Rome include creating

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    the savage games. Constantine attempted to banned the games along with Theodosius and Honorius. The last known gladiator fight in the colosseum was in 404 AD‚ but gladiator fight were finally banned in 438 AD. However sad is may have been for some the other games such as racing beast hunts were still around to entertain the Romans. Rome’s Legacy is the colosseum and the Gladiators who fought in it. Not only did the crowds of hungry citizens but the Caesars also took part in watching the deadly

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    Maximus was a character I really felt for as he had went through many struggles and had to end up dying in the end as well. During his struggles‚ he managed to become a powerful figure of his time‚ leaving behind a legacy that would continue to inspire people. I really enjoyed the visuals in this especially the beginning of the movie with the war scene. The fighting was very fast-paced and the environment was ever-changing with different characters displaying different

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    Image 1 Approximate date: 8th century to early-9th century Provenance: Carolingian Empire This image might be taken from a manuscript on vellum in 8th century to early-9th century. The winged ox is a symbol of St Luke‚ one of the evangelists. It distinguishes the person in this image. The books and writing materials show that St Luke was writing the Gospel. St Luke is drawn in a typical seated position. However‚ the figures of him and the furnitures are not naturalistic. It is influenced by the

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    Which do you consider to be the most successful Empire‚ The Roman or the Mongol. The Romans and the Mongols were two of the most successful empires in human history and both of them left many legacies and conquered huge amounts of land but the Roman empire was more successful. The Roman empire was established‚ as a city‚ on a hilltop in Italy but conquered more land and gained more power in time. It had supreme military power and had conquered countries bigger than their own starting from Italy

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    elaborate and impressive. The Romans developed fantastic building technologies and ideas. With knowledge borrowed from the Greeks‚ Rome made impressive architectural advancements. These were major attributes of buildings‚ colossal structures‚ and a legacy that would influence later structures. According to legend‚ the city of Rome was founded in about 753 B.C.‚ by a group of shepherds. “It sat at an ideal location‚ along 7 hills on the Tiber River 15 miles from the

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    Slade reveals that she wrote the letter to Grace Ansley telling her to meet Delphin at the Colosseum instead of Delphin himself‚ it is situational irony because all along‚ Grace thought that Delphin had wrote her the letter and had believed it for twenty five years. All that time‚ Alida had the idea that she had tricked Grace‚ but when Grace informed her that Delphin had actually showed up at the Colosseum that night‚ it is situational irony again. When Alida tries to regain her superiority again

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    did not end without creating long lasting impacts still seen today. Some of their most famous legacies we still look upon today are engineering‚ architecture‚ and religion. All of which we see everyday in our modern lives. The romans made huge innovations to the ancient world in engineering such as indoor plumbing ‚ as well as in architecture like the outstanding famous roman buildings such as the colosseum. The romans also made famous the religion of christianity. Ancient Rome has lead the way for

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    DOMUS AUREA After the reign of Augustus came four emperors from the Julio-Claudian line‚ Nero being the last of these four. These emperors tried to not only to esteem Augustus but to construct and leave their own legacy within the Roman Empire. In this time‚ emperors usually sponsored the building of new aqueducts‚ temples‚ theaters‚ curie‚ and fora. They also built lavish fortresses for their own living and employed the most renowned architects and artist in Rome. The Domus Aurea‚ Nero’s

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    Corinthian. The Romans would take their architectural knowledge with them wherever they settled‚ spreading the use of concrete to every corner of the Empire. Roman cement would build roads‚ aqueducts‚ bridges‚ temples (Pantheon)‚ amphitheatres (Colosseum) and border walls providing strength‚ beauty‚ sanitation‚ and security. Arches; In addition to columns‚ Roman architecture would also use arches throughout the empire‚ serving multiple roles. Some arches would be utilitarian‚ carrying water in

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