The document summarizes aspects of ancient Roman civilization. It describes that Rome ruled much of the Western world 2,000 years ago, extending its Empire across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. It introduces different social classes in Rome including patricians, plebeians, slaves, and equestrians. Additionally, it outlines some of Rome's influential contributions such as innovations in concrete, roads, aqueducts, and spread of the Latin language.

1. By: Martina Olivo
Samantha Albuja
Daniela Castillo

2.  The powerful lady of Meditterrean Sea
 Two thousand years ago the world was ruled by Rome
 The wemsterm world, aware much of their civilization, culture, institutions, languge,
artistic prins, etc…
 The Empire extended over much of Empire.

3.  The roman government was a strange mix of a democracy and a republic. An
interesting fact is that the people of rome took many of their ideas of government
from the ancient greeks.
 Patricians: Who have the economic power.
 Plebeians: Without descent and lack any right.
 Slaves: Not considered persons.
 Equestrians: who come from the people, who have become rich by their business.

4.  The roman economy never developed into anything terribly complex compared to
modern economies.
 Ancient rome was an agrarian and slave
 Based economy whose main concern was feeding the best number of citizens and
who populated the mediterrean region.
 Contributions: all roads lead to rome.
 The senate was retained because it gave prestige to the new regime.

5.  The ancient roman build the actual invention of concrete, roman roads, milestones
and aqueducts.
 Roman roads: roads were built in straight lines.
 Milestone: one stretch of road stood a stone posts
 Aqueducts: were used to save whole cities.

6.  Although many languages were spoken across the roman empire, latin and greek
were the dominant spoken and written languages for government, trade and
communications.

7.  One is the legend of romulus and remus.
 Twins who were cast into the tiber by his evil uncle, but who saved his life and were
suckled by a wolf.
 According to this legend, the city was founded by romulus, on april 21,753 BC

8.  As with many cultures, person's quality of life depend in many ways on their rank
within the social structure.
 Poor people, however, could only dream of such us life. Sweating it out in the city,
they live in shabby.

9.  In the field of roman art plastic excelled in two forms: the portrait realistic and
historical relief.
 In wall paintings that illuminates the walls of pompeian villas.
 As in the mosaics that adorn the floors of roman houses.

10.  Many goods were believed to have taken part in the founding of rome.
 Roman religion was split in two: privately, families and households.
 Publicly, the roman state honored many gods.

11.  In 27 B.C. Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus.
 (r. 27B.C.-14A.D.) Julio Claudians Augustus
 (r. 14–37 A.D.)Tiberus
 (r. 37–41 A.D.)Claudius
 (r. 54-68 A.D.)Nero

12.  In ancient Rome differed from its modern forms in that it was not based on race.
 Slavery had a long history in the ancient world
 Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern
times.

13.  The roman made countless contributions to Western Civilization.
 Rome, the most important civilization to the Western World.
 Paving the road for the spread of Christianity forming the basis for republic.