not a homework question...curious abt ancient rome...?

Question

What did ancient rome contribute to America?
These people were just saying if not for them and some stuff they did we wouldn't have some of the things we do?
I don't get it. Please elaborate.

uhh yeah smarta**. I realize that,but I just wanted to know abt my history. Something wrong with that?

Answer 1

The first real civil engineers were in Rome. They designed roads, plumbing, sewage systems, and buildings. They also designed the aqueducts, some of which are still in use today, and dams.

On the political end, the Roman Senate is very close to what we have in our Senate today.

Military design. The Romans had set patterns for their legions including the design of the base camps. Those designs were commonly used in the Civil War and most are still in use today. How a camp is organized goes back to the Romans. How companies and brigades are organized owes a lot to the organization of cohorts and legions.

And here's something to think about that's absolutely true. The width of a Roman road was based on the width of two horses' rear ends. Later carts were built to the same width so they could use the old Roman roads. Even later some of those Roman roads were converted to rail beds for trains and train cars could only be as wide as the original chariots. The original tunnels were also Roman design and the newer tunnels tended to be built on the same scale so even new train cars and things that need to be hauled by train can only be so wide and so high.

The diameter of the solid fuel booster for the space shuttle (which is shipped by rail) was, in effect, determined by the width of two horses' butts 2000 years ago.

Answer 2

The Romans never had a written constitution, but their form of their government, especially from the time of the passage of the lex Hortensia (287 B.C.), roughly parallels the modern American division of executive, legislative, and judical branches, although the senate doesn't neatly fit any of these categories. What follows is a fairly traditional, Mommsenian reconstruction, though at this level of detail most of the facts (if not the significance of, e.g., the patrician/plebian distinction) are not too controversial. One should be aware, however, of the difficulties surrounding the understanding of forms of government (as well as most other issues) during the first two centuries of the Republic.

The Legacy of Roman Government
The Roman government was considered "bicameral" because it had two houses. The upper house consisted of the patricians in the senate, while the lower house was composed of plebeian tribunes.

The Constitution of the United States organized the Congress in the same manner. Two senators represent each state. The Senate advises the President and confirms his appointments. Originally, the state governments chose the senators. About one hundred years ago, a group of Americans called "progressives" demanded that the people be allowed to vote directly for their senators. Voters amended the The U.S. Capitol is home to the American Senate and the House of Representatives.Constitution in 1913 to allow the direct election of senators. The people have always elected members to the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives.

The Roman model of government is used in many nations. Canada’s legislative bodies are the Senate and the House of Commons. The Prime Minister, the head of Canada’s government, appoints members of the Canadian Senate. Great Britain has a similar bicameral legislature, but the upper house in Britain is called the House of Lords.

Answer 3

Sorry I'm not a native English speaker but i will try to explain this issue.
Greek-Roman civilization was one of the main roots in Western culture, along Hebrew-Christian and ancient Teutonic.
And USA belongs mostly to Western culture.

It is not possible to guess how today world would be if Rome didn't exist.
All the philosophical system underlying western culture is established on Greek-Roman culture.
And many English words have a Latin origin (trough old French)

Answer 4

The History of Plumbing - Roman and English Legacy
Testaments to the ancient plumber echo in the ruins of rudimentary drains, grandiose palaces and bath houses, and in vast aqueducts and lesser water systems of empires long buried. Close to 4,000 years ago, about 1700 B.C., the Minoan Palace of Knossos on the isle of Crete featured four separate drainage systems that emptied into the great sewers constructed of stone.

Terra cotta pipe was laid beneath the palace floor, hidden from view. Each section was about 2 1/2' long, slightly tapered at one end, and nearly 1" in diameter. It provided water for fountains and faucets of marble, gold and silver that jetted hot and cold running water.

Harbored in the palace latrine was the world's first flushing "water closet" or toilet, with a wooden seat and a small reservoir of water. The device, however, was lost for thousands of years amid the rubble of flood and decay. Not until the 16th Century would Sir John Harington invent a "washout" closet anew, similar in principle. And it would take still another 200 years before another Englishman, Alexander Cumming, would patent the forerunner of the toilet used today. The luminous names of Doulton, Wedgwood, Shanks, and Twyford would follow.

Answer 5

The Roman civilization was the basis for many things we take for granted now. Many words in our language have Latin (Roman) roots. The planets are named for Roman gods. The Romans, for a time, had a republican form of government, and they were well known as bureaucrats. Their influence spread across Europe, as far as Great Britain, and also throughout the Middle East and northern Africa. They were highly organized, and extremely warlike. They created a system of paved roads throughout Europe, when before mere tracks existed. This allowed them to reach any corner of the Roman Empire quickly, but it also allowed commerce to spread more freely. Even areas they conquered tended to welcome them, because they brought many other luxuries too, such as Roman baths and the Pax Romanis, or "Roman peace." They were so disciplined that would-be criminals tended to lay low as long as the Romans were in control.

Answer 6

Just a quick reminder.
America is not the centre of the universe