Ancient+Rome

= Ancient Rome: The "Copyists" = The Romans conquered the Greeks; however, the style and artistry of the Greeks "conquered" the Romans, especially in art and architecture. The one HUGE groundbreaking development of the Romans, however, was the arch. Think about how many ways [|the arch] is incorporated in buildings, bridges and other forms. Also, the development of a primitive type of macadam/concrete was also developed by the Romans. Their most famous road was the [|Appian Way], parts of which are still extant today.



 Writing and Literature
Rome was probably one of the greatest civilizations ever, touting some of the greatest names from history, including Julius Caesar, Cicero and others. Ironically, we have few great literary works from this time period because the Romans were notorious "copycats" from the Ancient Greeks. Some of the famous writer names are as follows: • Martial (satirist) • Terrence (playwright comedian) • Marcus Aurelius (emperor essayist) • Cicero great (orator) • Julius Caesar (general writer)

media type="custom" key="924715"John F Kennedy's Inaugural Speech: Can you identify **rhetorical devices?** Rhetorical skills were highly valued.  **Rhetoric** is the skillful use of language, usually to persuade, incorporating three basic concepts: //logos, ethos and pathos.// It is a highly evolved field of study, focusing on the syntax, structure and use of language and using a [|high level set of terms.]

Probably the most famous and focused literary relative to Ancient Rome is //**The Aeneid**//, the story of the great warrior Aeneas as he flees the burning city of Troy with his father on his back and his young son in tow. Famous artistic renditions have immortalized this event. What similarities and differences do you see?

**Building Vocabulary**
Another important writing (and reading) tool we received from the Ancient Romans is the incorporation of many Latin terms into our everyday language. They are often especially important to specific fields of study, such as law. Access this set of Latin-based words that you can easily build into your daily working vocabulary. You can also hear these words pronounced for you: media type="odeo" key="19443213" height="54" width="322"