Evidence of Rome Today
The Romans have impacted now day time with many architectural advances. Such as, Roman Numerals, book bindings and concrete.
Roman numerals, as the name suggests, originated in ancient Rome. No one is sure when roman numerals were first used, but they far predate the middle ages. Theories abound as to the origins of this counting system, but it is commonly believed to have started with the ancient Etruscans. The symbol for one in the roman numeral system probably represented a single tally mark of the kind people would notch into wood or dirt to keep track of items or events they were counting.
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The Romans created book biding because it was far better than scrolls which is very bulky. The book holds considerable practical advantages over scroll formats, such as compactness, sturdiness, ease of reference, and especially economy of materials. Although the change from rolls to books roughly coincides with the transition from papyrus to parchment as favorite writing material, the two developments are quite unconnected. In fact, any combination of books and scrolls on the one hand with papyrus and parchment on the other is technically possible and is well attested from the historical record.
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The Romans used concrete to build their world famous sculpture like the Colosseum and the Parthenon.
the formula they used is 3:1 volcanic ash to limestone.The most common blend of modern concrete, known as Portland cement, a formulation in use for nearly 200 years, can’t come close to matching that track record, says Marie Jackson, a research engineer at the University of California at Berkeley who was part of the Roman concrete research team.
the formula they used is 3:1 volcanic ash to limestone.The most common blend of modern concrete, known as Portland cement, a formulation in use for nearly 200 years, can’t come close to matching that track record, says Marie Jackson, a research engineer at the University of California at Berkeley who was part of the Roman concrete research team.