how important is roman construction?

Answer 1

in reality it wasn't important, when the Roman empire collasped all this advancement was lost, it took the UK another 1000 years before we could build what the Romans did.

Think or the Greeks or the Eygptions and other great acient civilisations their secreats died with them. sorry guys but it's true

Answer 2

The guy you need to find out about is Hadrian, one time Governor of Britain and Emperor of Roma. He was a builder, architect and engineer. Not only responsible for the construction and building of Hadrian's Wall but also lots of other stuff around the Roman Empire.

Hadrian used 'concrete' in many of his works. This is why most of them are still standing today.

Concrete was actually invented by the Romans and widely used. It is the core of the Coliseum in Roma. That's why it's still standing.

The sewage system in the city of York is completely Roman, 2000 years old and still working to full capacity. Extremely well constructed.

Answer 3

In most of ancient and Early modern Europe that saw Roman control, the Roman architecture became the basis of all subsequent building. Most of the European construction before Rome was tribal and archaeology see, even if there are similar degrees of technological skill, a complete difference of style after Roman occupation.

Answer 4

They did a lot of outstanding buildings...but more important is that they realized them non only in the capital city, also small towns in provinces had their...and much more important these building were very useful and not monumental....
In Rome some roman waterduct are still working today(not for people and houses, but i think that Trevi's fountain works with water from a roman waterduct)....
They realized theatres and arenas around the empire....and baths, and bridges....and ROADS....

Answer 5

The Roman contributions to the Middle Ages are many. The first is the structure and organization of the Roman Catholic Church, all of which was borrowed from the Roman Empire. Names of jurisdictions such as diocese, metropolitan, curia, etc. that the Roman Catholic Church uses are all derived from the Roman Empire. Second, the rule of law comes from the Roman empire, and that passed into Medieval society both in secular and in canon law. Also, many Roman architectural forms continued into the Middle Ages. Germanic contributions would have to be more governmental and cultural. The attachment to your tribe or ethnicity eventually led to the spread of vernacular languages and the slow disappearance of Latin in the Middle Ages.

Answer 6

Very- it is the basis for all Western civilisation. Sewerage, water supply, municipal buildings, arenas, stadiums, flushing toilets in houses. The Romans were amazing engineers.
I have a friend who lived in Lymnos island in Greece. His parents' village still get water in winter from the Roman fountain- 2000+ years old and still going strong.

Answer 7

Engineering, together with waging war and politics, was what the Romans did best. All the rest they had to import. Their achitecture was only approached by castles and Gothic cathedrals during the Middle Ages, and was only rediscovered during the renaissance. Their concrete and road building were only rediscovered during the 19th century.

Answer 8

Very important.

Answer 9

Today or historically?

They invented concrete (opus caementicium) a couple of thousands years back, that's pretty cool!