1. ROMAN
TECHNOLOGY
War Sources
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came to technology in war. Romans used catapults, aff2847/ColosseumCityscapeLge.jpg
that was quite advanced for the time period. They
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also had the onagro which was a different style
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catapult. A catapult allowed them to fling stones at
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people and buildings from a greater distance. This
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easier job. People can only do so much damage to a appia-antica-voie-appienne.JPG
stone building, however the catapult allowed them
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when it came to technology, and many of their STONESTREET
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used today. So next time you get into a nice bath, or Map.mediumthumb.jpg
you drive down the road, thank the Romans.
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Without them, you might not have all that you do.
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2. Roman Technology
Romans invented lots of different types Everyday Life
of technology. Many of these are still used in
Some of those little things that you have
modern day, or contributed to the technology we
and everyday life first started with the Romans.
have today.
They created a central heating system called a
Arches hypocaust. They also had public baths where
you would go to bathe. These little inventions
The arch was a huge technological
that may seem insignificant compared to others,
breakthrough. Up to then, bridges were made
but these are the little things that made life
with rope and wood. Those bridges were very
livable both then and today.
unstable and could easily break. By discovering
the arch, they had found a way to construct
bridges. By using the arches as a base for the
bridge, much more weight could be put on the
bridge without it breaking. This way of
distributing the weight made bridges much
stronger and stabler.
Aqueducts and Sewers
They also had aqueducts. These systems
were used to improve irrigation since the
aqueducts brought clean water. The Romans also
came up with sewer systems. Since they had a
way to get clean water into the city, they saw it
fit to develop a way to take the dirty water out of
the city. Not only did the sewer help dispose of
water wastes but this also would have helped
with overall sanitation.
Invention Date
Roads
Some examples of Roman
Technology
Romans also were the first to build and Arch Bridge 1300 BCE
use roads. The purpose of roads was to increase
Upper Photo: The architecture of the the speed of communication by making travel
Colosseum required great technology to pull of easier and quicker. However, their roads did not Aqueduct 530 BCE
the design in the construction process really curve like they do in modern time. The
roads were formed in straight lines making 90 Roads 312 BCE
degree turns. In order to construct the roads the
Lower Photo: Roman Aqueducts cleared all the trees and brush as we do today.
hypocaust 1st century BCE
Roads are now used pretty much worldwide.
Baths 1st Century Ad