Roman technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 5 views
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alexi viera on 17 Nov 09the roman did have the most technolgy because the roman empire had more materials.
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Roman technology is the engineering practice which supported Roman civilization and made the expansion of Roman commerce and Roman military possible over nearly a thousand years.
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romen tec is relly cool they had stuff that was better then are tec. the romans divices last about 25000 year us american divices are good to last for about 50 years it like the aquaduct they last 25000 years the gorge washinton brige about 50
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Roman Technology was like very important because well they needed to like do alot of work.
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The Roman Empire had the most advanced technology of its time, some of which was lost during the turbulent eras of Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages.
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Much of what is described as typically Roman technology, as opposed to that of the Greeks, comes directly from the Etruscan civilization, which was thriving to the North when Rome was just a small kingdom.
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Small scale innovation was common as devices were gradually made more efficient, such as the improvement of the overshot water wheel and the improvements in wagon construction. Technology could and did evolve.
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All technology uses energy to transform a material into a desirable object. The cheaper energy is, the wider the class of technologies that are considered economic. This is why technological history can be seen as a succession of ages defined by energy type i.e. human, animal, water, peat, coal, and oil.[
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Innovators did have some prestige; Pliny, for example, often records their names, or has some story to account for the innovation
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Gradually, some of the technological feats of the Romans were rediscovered and/or improved upon, while others went ahead of what the Romans had done during the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Modern Era.
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Several Roman technological feats in different areas like civil engineering, construction materials, transport technology, and some inventions such as the mechanical reaper, remained unsurpassed until the 19th century.
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The Etruscans had perfected the stone arch, and used it in bridges as well as buildings. Etruscan cities had paved streets and sewer systems, unlike most city-states, which had muddy roads and no sewers save filthy open-air trenches. Some later Roman technology was taken directly from Greek civilization. Torsion artillery made the individual Greek city states newly vulnerable. Nor could city state militias compete against the coordinated arms of the new professional armies. The future lay with regional powers. By founding colonies of citizens and alliances with many small city states, Rome became a major multiple city regional power despite having the formal constitution of an individual city state. Rome's succe
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the romans had some of the best technology. there society last long because of there great technology. they invented so much that is still used today. like when we walk, they inveted the concrete that we walk on
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Some of the architecture in the U.S are the same as the ones in rome for example the Libary has some Architecture from roman buildings
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The Romans were one of the first known civilizations to invent indoor plumbing
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