What are some of Ancient Roman's society's main achievements ?
2006-12-10 12:40:32 · 3 answers · asked by why'd you sing hallelujah. 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
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Here are a few:
AQUEDUCTS
BATHS
BUILDINGS & HOMES
CALENDAR
CLOCKS
CLOTHING - HAIR STYLES
COINS - NUMISMATICS
CULTURE
EDUCATION
FAMILY - MARRIAGE
FOOD
LANGUAGE - ALPHABET - WRITING
MEDICINE - SURGERY
RECREATION - SPORTS & GAMES - GLADIATORS
ROADS
TRANSPORTATION
SCIENCE - TECHNOLOGY
2006-12-10 12:45:11 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Concrete was a great technical achievement, and enabled the development of the arch, since it was easy to use and very sturdy. The recipe for concrete was actually lost when the Roman Empire fell, and wasn't recovered until the Renaissance.
Their other achievements were military. After all they did conquer the (known to them) world. They relied on infantry deployed in a modified Phalanx formation they borrowed from the Greeks, but armed with short swords and 5ft shields. They were superb at maneuvering their troops in formation, long marches, digging earthworks for defenses. Their main military achievement, beyond the technical, was their amazing ability at organization.
2006-12-11 03:53:03 · answer #2 · answered by ladybugewa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides all of the other mentioned, you can also add loans, mortages, and tax collection.
2006-12-10 20:50:13 · answer #3 · answered by avll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋