You may believe that the United States as it is today is very original and different but honestly it’s not. Most of the ideas we have displayed throughout our country originated from Ancient Rome. Some people actually call us thieves because of all the ideas and traits we have took from them. You may not notice it but we have based lots of behaviors on their culture. Ancient Rome is actually one of the closest civilizations that resemble the United States. From the little things like how we entertain ourselves to things as big as how we run our government, all are because from the Romans.
Just like in Ancient Rome we find entertainment in the participation and the observation of sports. The Romans would gather to watch chariot races and gladiator …show more content…
Rome was very overpopulated, in an area that was only four times as large as the city of Greensboro, North Carolina it consisted of 1 million people. This overpopulation caused the streets to be cluttered and noisy. When you were walking you had to take precautions because it was very dangerous. The rich people lived in villas while the less fortunate lived in insulae. Villas were more like houses they were spaced out and well-built while insulae were poorly built, tightly packed apartments with only one room for the family to live in. This reminds me of the notorious New York City, crowded, noisy, and …show more content…
Without the Roman Empire we would not have concrete. As much as we use concrete today, this is amazing to know who created this mixture which is actually strong enough to make long-standing buildings out of. This concrete mixture was also used to create the first roads which we again can thank the Romans for. Imagine if we did not have roads at all in this country, wouldn’t travel be difficult? The concrete that we use today has been modified and is a lot more durable and is stronger than the mixture the Romans used but it is generally the same idea. The Romans also had the first aqueducts. These aqueducts dispersed an entire water supply to the Roman Empire. This invention had helped us configure our current water system. Imagine a world without plumbing, disgusting
Just like in Ancient Rome we find entertainment in the participation and the observation of sports. The Romans would gather to watch chariot races and gladiator …show more content…
Rome was very overpopulated, in an area that was only four times as large as the city of Greensboro, North Carolina it consisted of 1 million people. This overpopulation caused the streets to be cluttered and noisy. When you were walking you had to take precautions because it was very dangerous. The rich people lived in villas while the less fortunate lived in insulae. Villas were more like houses they were spaced out and well-built while insulae were poorly built, tightly packed apartments with only one room for the family to live in. This reminds me of the notorious New York City, crowded, noisy, and …show more content…
Without the Roman Empire we would not have concrete. As much as we use concrete today, this is amazing to know who created this mixture which is actually strong enough to make long-standing buildings out of. This concrete mixture was also used to create the first roads which we again can thank the Romans for. Imagine if we did not have roads at all in this country, wouldn’t travel be difficult? The concrete that we use today has been modified and is a lot more durable and is stronger than the mixture the Romans used but it is generally the same idea. The Romans also had the first aqueducts. These aqueducts dispersed an entire water supply to the Roman Empire. This invention had helped us configure our current water system. Imagine a world without plumbing, disgusting