Ancient Rome
I think that the most interesting and impressive thing that Rome did was build the aqueducts. It was such a great idea that they had and made Rome able to supply running water to all of its residents. It's so simple, gravity! They used gravity to get water from the mountains into their city. It changed the lives of all of the Romans because it gave them fresh, clean, and running water. They used arches to support it so they could use less building materials while still providing a strong structure for the water. They were just so smart and it was fascinating to learn about them!
Another very impressive thing was the Colosseum. Although it was used for bloody battles, it was an incredible structure. It is beautiful to look at and was fascinating to study. Learning about the trap doors was very cool, I had never heard about that before. They had trap doors under the arena where they would release animals or gladiators for a surprise attack on whoever was fighting in the arena. Sounds pretty mean, but it had to be interesting for the audience, especially since they were there to see blood. Not really my kind of show.
I took a trip to Rome in 2011 and it was very cool to study places (still standing) that I visited during my trip. Some places we went I didn't even realize were famous until I learned about them in class (I'm out of it!) Learning about Rome and their culture was a lot more interesting that I thought it would be. I thought it would all be things that I had heard or seen before, but I actually learned a ton! Studying about there Emperors was very educational, I had heard of many of them before, but I learned a lot about each one so that was pretty cool.
The Pantheon is definitely the coolest building we learned about. The fact that they were even able to build it and have it still standing is unbelievable. It's seriously amazing that they were able to build it the way that they did, I cannot even describe how impressive it really is! They invented a whole new way to make a building and they made it in a way that it stood the test of time. Very very cool building!
As usual, I am just very impressed with the Romans and their incredible work ethic. Today, people don't seem to work nearly as hard as they did or try to build impossible buildings either. I think that if we took more risks like the Romans did, we would have some pretty impressive buildings in the United States. They were fearless and weren't afraid to fail. I really enjoyed learning about their culture.
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