Roman Mythology

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• The Romans based their religion on Greek Mythology–They were also polytheistic–Many of the gods/goddesses were the

same, but the Romans changed their names

–The gods explained human qualities and life events

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The Roman Gods

Roman God Greek God Represents

Jupiter Zeus God of light and sky

Juno Hera Queen of the Gods

Apollo Apollo God of healing

Diana Artemis Goddess of Fertility

Minerva Athena Goddess of wisdom

Venus AphroditeGoddess of love and

beauty

Jupiter• God of

light and sky

• Supreme ruler of the gods

Juno• Queen of the Gods

Apollo•God of music, light and healing

Diana• Goddess of fertility and hunt

Minerva•Goddess of Wisdom

Venus• Goddess of love and beauty

Roman Literature• Virgil – wrote the

Aeneid– A Latin epic

– legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy where he became the ancestor of the Romans

Architecture• Romans brought many new ideas to

architecture• Taught by the Etruscans

1. Arch

2. Baked Brick

3.Cement

Roman Arch• A way to make a doorway or window

with no beams

Keystone

Aqueducts• River water was

dirty with sewage

• Aqueducts brought clean water to cities from far nearby hills

Pantheon• Temple built for the seven

roman gods

Coliseum• An ancient sports

arena in the shape of an oval stadium–Had mock battles

where over 10,000 slaves, prisoners or volunteers were killed

• Could hold over 50,000 spectators

Pictures Cited• Slide 1 – http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/events/statecompetitions/webawards/winners2006/secondary/10/images/

Atlantis_lg.jpg• Slide 4 – http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/842/25073560.JPG• Slide 5 –

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg/526px-Juno_Receiving_the_Fead_of_Argos_WGA.jpg

• Slide 6 – http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Myth/Images/apollo.gif• Slide 7 – http://www.studiorhi.com/images/artwork/color/Diana.jpg• Slide 8 – http://www.solarsabbath.org/athena.jpg• Slide 9 – http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/images/mlw_0001_0004_0_img0203.jpg• Slide 10 – http://www.historywiz.com/images/rome/amortiepolo.jpg• Slide 11 – http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/outreach/events/aeneid.jpg,

http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/en_easyart/lg/3/0/Virgil-Reading-the-Aeneid-to-Livia-Octavia-and-Augustus-c-1812-Jean-Auguste-Ingres-303943.jpg

• Slide 12 – http://www.cdnarchitect.com/asf/principles_of_enclosure/enclosure_typologies/images/romanarch.gif, http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3554662/2/istockphoto_3554662_bricks.jpg, http://www.icwhen.com/charley/osprey_lakes/photos/08140065b.JPG

• Slide 13 – http://www.keystonesearch.com/images/keystone_arch.jpg• Slide 14 – http://www.eriding.net/media/photos/geography/comenius_pr/france/saintes/

050722_jmason_mp_geo_saint_0034.jpg• Slide 15 – http://www.widerange.org/images/large/tunnelBridge.jpg• Slide 16 –• Slide 17 –http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mthoreso/photo_gallery/Miscellany/slides/Roman%20Aqueduct.jpg

Pictures Cited• Slide 18 – http://www.wayfaring.info/images/The_Pont_du_Gard_Roman_Aque.gif• Slide 19 – http://www.feelmadrid.com/photo142.jpg• Slide 20 – http://www.destination360.com/europe/france/pantheon.php• Slide 21 – http://thecoinshop.maltaexpo.com/filebank/imagebank/05/IL%20PANTHEON

%20(Large).JPG• Slide 22 – http://intranet.arc.miami.edu/rjohn/images/HadrianicArchitecture/Dome%20view

%20Pantheon.jpg• Slide 23 – http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/21/A70-10644• Slide 24 – http://www.pacificedits.com/Voyages/Italy/Coliseum%20and%20Forum/Images/

Coliseum_outside.JPG• Slide 25 – http://www.markmallett.com/blog/wp-images/Coliseum2_1.jpg• Slide 26 - http://img1.jurko.net/wall/paper/gladiator_8.jpg• Slide 27 –http://www.cineclub.de/images/2000/gladiator_2.jpg• Slide 28 – http://zepfanman.com/images/gladioat.jpg• Slide 29 - http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/gladiator.jpg