Roberts, Joey Mr. Haskell World History 27 September 2004 This website has some facts, not many on Ancient Rome but some of the facts could be useful to a reader who doesn�t really know about ancient Rome. This page is made by Evansville and is more a page dedicated to history rather than just focusing on the Roman Empire. The website talks about how Rome received a great deal of wealth because of conquering others and establishing colonies which in return brought a lot of materials and supplies that they could sell and trade with. Because of Rome becoming very wealthy it becomes a place where high-living and materials wealth are associated with personal importance or success which is also known as a cosmopolitan capital. Romans learned from other cultures and an example of this was through their art and architecture in which they incorporated Greek ideas of styles and themes into their own thinking to come up with beautiful statues and art work. Greek and Hellenistic culture was brought to the attention of the world in a large degree due to the Romans. Virgil who was a Roman poet went along with all the other Romans in using Greek ideas. For him he used Greek mythology and epics to give a description and destiny of the Roman State which is called The Aeneid Exploring Ancient World Cultures, http://eawc.evansville.edu/ropage.htm , 27, September 2004 This website that I chose is an overview of the Roman Empire which ahs facts from the beginning to the �fall� of the Roman Empire. This relates to what we are doing in the class because in chapter 6 of our book is called The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity which is pretty big that one chapter is almost dedicated to Rome. Some facts that website presented to my mind were that the Romans took Greek ideas a step further and an example of that is when Greeks conquered a land they made the land�s people into slaves but the Romans instead let the people be and own their own land as long as they paid taxes. The Romans did not contribute to an overall development in philosophical and scientific research; they went with the Greeks ideas but basically did not expand on them. Romans adapted Greek gods but changed their name and they held physical activities in honor of the gods such as equestrian displays, wrestling and ball playing. War was the greatest profession in Rome and taken seriously, each young child was to be trained to be disciplined, obedient, and ready for war. The Rise of Rome and Roman Sports, http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/dfrankl/CURR/kin375/k260u4rm.htm , 27, September 2004
