The Culture of Ancient Rome

INTRODUCTION Ancient Roman culture lies in one of the most fascinating times of history and various aspects of this Roman culture can still be observed in Roman culture. Perhaps it is worth noting that the term "ancient Roman culture" is often used to refer to the culture of the Roman Republic and later to the Roman Empire. The Empire covers a wider range from lowlands of Morocco and Scotland to the Euphrates River (O'Sullivan, 2011).

Roman civilization is usually classified as a classic Greek "ancient classic" Ancient Greece is a civilization that influenced the majority of ancient Roman culture. Ancient Rome has made a great contribution to the development of western world law, war, art, literature, architecture and language, and its history continues to have a major impact on the world today. Roman civilization dominated Europe and the Mediterranean through conquest and assimilation. Under the rule of ancient Rome, housing construction ranged from a very discreet housing to rural houses. Many cities built in Rome have huge buildings. Many fountains have hundreds of miles of waterways, theaters, gyms, bathroom facilities for clean drinking water, and sometimes libraries, shops, markets and sometimes functional sewers. Many factors brought the final decline of the Roman Empire

Ancient Rome was a powerful and important civilization that dominated the majority of Europe for nearly 1000 years. The ancient Roman culture spread throughout Europe during its reign. Therefore, the culture of Rome also affects today's Western world. The foundation of Western culture was born in ancient Rome, especially in the fields of government, engineering, architecture, languages ​​and literature. Rome originally became a republic. In other words, Roman leaders such as Senators were elected by the leader, elected as a limited time official, not a led king. They have complex governments that have balanced laws, constitutions, and powers. These concepts have become very important in the formation of future democratic government like the United States.