R O M E

In this brochure I will go over the topics:

Roman GamesRoman Music

Roman ArtRoman ArchitectureRoman Mythology

Hunter McKay

G A M E SRomans had a very different

perception of games than that of Greeks. For Greeks, games had religious significance. But

for Romans, they were not religious; however, Rome didn’t

use games for just entertainment they also played strategy games to help train for

the military. Romans might play games like knucklebones, (above), a game very similar to

our jacks.

Ancient music notation on a gravestone.

M U S I CLike a very much of Roman culture, Roman music was

adopted from the Greeks. It is believed that Roman music was practically identical to Greek music. Although music was

rarely notated, in the few instances it was, it was done

using Greek letters and Greek rhythm symbols. Also their instruments were tuned to

Greek modes. Greek modes are a set of scales still used by

musicians today.

Roman art was yet another aspect

of Roman culture that was greatly

influenced by the Greeks. Greeks

were the first to master the true

human form in their art and the

Romans carried on that tradition.

Roman art consisted of paintings,

sculptures, mosaics, pottery and

other more obscure forms. The

focus for most of their art was

capturing realistic interpretations

of humans in natural poses.

Romans borrowed much of their mythology from the Greeks. Many Greek gods and deities were simply given latin names and adopted as Roman gods. The Romans believed that Jupiter, the chief god and his siblings overthrew the titans who were in rule of the universe at the time.

Jupiter and his siblings took over rule, stationed at Olympus, and enslaved the titans for eternity. The story than gets very complicated involving many gods and demi-gods; however, parallels can

easily be drawn between Greek and Roman mythology.

T H E A R C H

Roman architecture represented many mathematical

and scientific innovations. One of these was the

arch. Roman’s discovered that, by stacking numerous triangular blocks on top of each other, they could

distribute the weight more evenly and eliminate the need for numerous columns all along the inside of

the building.Palmyra Pont du Gard

T H E D O M E

An even greater Roman accomplishment was the

dome. Romans were the first civilization in history

to realize the potential of the dome. They created buildings of unprecedented size because of how

structurally sound the dome is. Romans created the Pantheon, a temple to all the gods. The Pantheon

held the record for largest dome from 128-1436.Pantheon

Capitoline Brutus. A bronze sculpture "om ancient Rome

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