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Page 1: Thanks to Rome… What we have, thanks to the Romans

Thanks to Rome…What we have, thanks to the Romans.

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Roman law and justice

• 70 B.C.• Court• Judge• Panel• Accuser• Lawyer

What to do?• Quest for evidence• Long speeches• Witness• Long speeches again• Guilty?• Punishment

Watertight?• Corruption

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Roman law and justice

• In court• Written laws• Compensations• Money back guarantee

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Philosophy

Seneca

Marcus Aurelius

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Language

Latin words in Dutch vocabularyo Adverbs/adjectives:

Nihil Super Quasi

o Nouns Viaduct – aquaduct Alibi (in legal language) Vestis vest Magister meester

o Abbreviations etc. = et cetera NB = Nota Bene P.S. = Post Scriptum

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Jargono Scientific names for species

Homo sapienso Legal language

Ex nunc Ex tunc Forum

o Medical language Virus (poison) Corpus (body) Medicine medicijn

Language

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Standards & Values• Value: obedience• Standard: if someone tells you to do something, for

example your parents, you do it.

• Value: loyalty• Standard: if you promise someone you will help him or

her, you will actually have to help them.

• Value: respect• Standard: respecting people in your environment is

definitely a standard these days, for example your parents and grandparents.

• Value: caring• Standard: taking care of your family, for example the

mother of her kids and husband, has always been important.

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Our daily lives

Central heating and floor heating Wine The Roman alphabet Names of the months Roman numerals

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Infrastructure

Paved roads

Bridges

Aquaduct

Drainage

Cement

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