The Roman Empire was the one greatest empires of their time, but they had a some inspiration. It was said that “The Greeks were architects and the Romans were engineers”, even if the Romans admired the Greeks and their ideas. They borrowed and improved many of them to shape the empire. When building temples and palaces, they copied the Greeks’ style, but used different techniques and materials. They put Greek style porches and columns in temples. The Romans added their own ideas, like arches, domes, and vaults, in buildings. They, unlike the Greeks who used large blocks, used cement to build taller structures. They also used brick and masonry which allowed them to build large buildings out of smaller, cheaper, materials.
