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What two cultures did Rome blend with others? |
Greek and Hellenistic |
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What does Greco-Roman culture mean? |
Mixing of Greek,Hellenistic,and Roman culture produced a new culture |
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What did Romans add to the Greek and Hellenistic styles? |
Adapted their own purposes and created a style of their own.Much Roman art was practical in purpose and intended for educational purposes |
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What is bas-relief? |
Type of sculpture |
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What were mosaics? |
Pictures or designs made by setting small pieces of stone,glass,or tile onto a surface |
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What were frescoes? |
Bright,large murals painted directly on their walls |
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How did so much art and architecture survive the Pompeii disaster? |
Mount Vesuvius erupted covering Pompeii in a thick layer of ash and killed about 2,000 residents,though the ash acted as a preserve for the artworks |
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What is the connection between Rome and Stoicism? |
Romans borrowed much of their philosophy form the Greeks. Stoicism,the philosophy of the Greek teacher Zeno,was especially influential |
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What Greek influences are found in Roman literature? |
Some followed Greek forms and models. Virgil spent 10 years writing the most famous work of Latin literature called the Aneid,written in praise of Rome and Roman virtues,after the Greek epics of Homer |
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What type of poetry did Ovid write? |
Light,witty poetry for enjoyment |
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What did Lucy do? |
Compiled a multivolume history of Rome from its origins to 9 B.C. |
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What did tactics do? |
Roman historian that is notable amount ancient historians because a presented facts accurately.he was concerned about Romans lack of morality |
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How is Roman connected to modern languages? |
Latin which was the language of the romans,remained the language of learning in the West long after the fall of Rome. Latin was adopted by different peoples and developed into French,Spanish,Portuguese,Italian and Romanian |
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What did Thomas Jefferson think of Roman architecture? |
He began a Roman revival in the United Stars in the 18th century.many large public buildings,such as the U.S. Capital and numerous state capitols,include Roman features |
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What are the main tenets of Roman law? |
All persons had the right to equal treatment under law A person was considered innocent until proven guilty The burden of proof rested with the accuser rather than the accused A person should be punished only for actions,not thoughts Any law that seemed unreasonable or grossly unfair could be set aside |
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In what ways does Roman culture and ideas live on today? |
Rome strengthened the western cultural tradition |
