Relacionar Columnas Roman Civilisation IVersión en línea Practice por Isabel Vílchez Ocaña 1 Forum 2 Punic Wars (264-146 BC) 3 What are some of the most important Roman cultural contributions? 4 What were the two main streets in the Roman city? 5 Pax Romana 6 The plebeians (plebs) 7 Roman society was divided into two groups 8 The most important Roman buildings and engineering works were 9 What did Emperor Theodosius do in 395? 10 Two types of houses in the Roman civilisation A series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage. Rome was the winner. It was considered the political, religious and commercial centre of the city. Rome's public meeting place. - The islands or insulae - The house or domus . They were the Cardo (from north to south) and the Decumano (from east to west). In 395, the Emperor Theodosius divided the Empire between his two sons. - Public baths - Circus - Amphitheatre - Theatre - Bridge - Aqueduct - Road network - Laws: Roman law is the basis of many laws in modern day Western societies. - Latin: It was the official language of the empire. Many current languages, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian or French are called Romance languages because they are derived from Latin. - Public works: They were excellent engineers and that allowed them to build works such as aqueducts or large bridges. Citizens: Patricians and Plebeians Non-citizens: Freedmen, Foreigners and slaves A long period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire. (It lasted from 27 B.C. to 180 A.D.). Peasants, merchants and artisans. They didn't have political power.