the sun, earth, the stars, or the moon? which one?
2006-09-26 11:33:24 · 11 answers · asked by ~ 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
In Roman times they subscribed to a Geocentric point of view with the Earth as the centre of the Universe.
2006-09-26 11:36:31 · answer #1 · answered by chloe40dd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most all ancient civilizations believed the earth was flat. more specifically, square. the Romans believed that the sun, moon & stars were all gods, which all played thier own important part in the peoples view of the universe. they believed that they had to appease the gods and worship them in order to get what they needed. so, in a sense, the gods were the centers of the universe because they ultimately controlled their destiny. at the same time, the gods activity did revolve around earth, so it could also be considered the center of the gods energy. it depends upon how you look at it. since it was such a different time with different ideas and theories, it is hard to compare with the way we think of things.
2006-09-26 22:53:47 · answer #2 · answered by christy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Roman times the theory of Geocentricism was in vogue. According to which the center of the Universe is Earth. In modern times the center of the Universe is regarded as everywhere. Because the Universe is infinite. If a circle doesn't have a circumference its center can be considered as everywhere.
2006-09-26 18:42:29 · answer #3 · answered by Rustic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question is "in Roman times".........well in Roman times the center of the Universe depended on who you were and where you were.
The Romans believed they were the center of the universe but so did the Indians and so did the Chinese. In the musical The King and I one of the Princes argues with Anna his teacher that Siam is the center of the universe.
The Phoenicans and perhaps the Egyptians likely knew differently as they were big time into Astronomy.
In the Western Hemisphere the builders of the pyramids in Central America were also very good at Astronomy and they likely knew of the earth's position in the scheme.
2006-09-26 19:47:07 · answer #4 · answered by barrettins 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ancient Romans can to believe that Rome was literally the center of the Universe.
2006-09-26 19:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by Deep Thought 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth. Claudius Ptolemaeus in first / second centuries wrote Geographia defining this view. It was the common view that held until Copernicus, Newton, and other scientist and explorers disproved that the universe was not geocentric nor solar centric.
2006-09-26 18:42:21 · answer #6 · answered by sescja 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth
2006-09-26 19:09:01 · answer #7 · answered by just browsin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earth was in the center and everything revolved around it.
2006-09-26 18:40:58 · answer #8 · answered by flumen333 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth. I can't remember who it was who discovered that the Earth revolved around the sun, not the other way around.
2006-09-27 20:07:27 · answer #9 · answered by deanmoriarityfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they believed that Rome itself was that center point
2006-09-28 15:37:48 · answer #10 · answered by quinton p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋