Contributing Cause: The vast Roman Empire included all lands around the Mediterranean Sea and most of Northwest Europe. Roman life was comfortable for many. Cities had water and sewage systems, theaters, and public baths. The wealthy had villas with central heating systems.
| Government: | Law: | Engineering: |
| 1.Rome became an empire ruled by an emperor.
2.Full-time workers were hired to carry out the emperor's polices. 3.Government in the provinces improved. |
1.One set of laws governed the empire
2.The system of laws included all branches of public/private law that exist today 3. Lawyers interpreted the laws. |
1. The system of roads greatly improved.
2.Aqueducts brought water from the mountains to Roman cities. |
| Language: | Literature: | Religion: |
| 1. The Roman alphabet became the basis for the western
world alphabet.
2. Latin, the Roman language, became the basis for French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanians. |
1. Virgil, Rome's greatest poet, wrote the Aeneid,
a fictional account of the founding of Rome
3.Tactitus and Livy wrote historical accounts of Rome. |
1. Followers of a Jewish holy man named Jesus founded a
new religion called
Christianity. 2.Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire |