When Rome Ruled

When Rome Ruled

Political
1. The closest thing Rome had to a mayor was the Perfectus Orbus
  1. The office supervises the import of grain, leads the police force, and maintains the roads, drains and water supply
    Annotations:
    - The main duty of the office is to oversee planning and building
    1. Construction was used as a political tool
2. In 27 BC, Augustus is crowned as Rome's first emperor
  1. Augustus fought for control for nearly 20 years
  2. When Augustus was crowned, It marked the beginning of a long period of peace
  3. Augustus was important because he designed the city to be a city that really functioned like the cities we have today.
3. In the first century AD, Rome is home to One Million citizens
4. Augustus eventually create the Urban codewords, the first police force and fire department
5. In 54 AD, Nero was crowned emporor
  1. Nero killed himself in AD 68
Economical
Geographical
1. The Roman Empire spanned three continents and over 2 million square miles
  Annotations:
  - Rome also ruled 60 million people at the time
  1. Rome was said to have been founded on the palentine hill
2. Rome was a problem because the swamp was a breeding ground for diseases and bacteria
3. Rome had more than 15 miles of tunnels
4. Romans got their clean water from the Tiber river
  1. However, most of the drains were dumped at the Tiber, making the water contaminated
    1. To solve this problem, Romans found fresh water outside the city and used aqueducts to bring it in
      1. Roman aqueducts relied on gravity to bring the water in
Social
1. Romans worshiped the goddess Roma at the time
2. While Rome had most of the buildings made of marble, Other buildings were made of wood and caught fire easily
3. Most of Rome's people lived in cramped houses and multi floored tennants
  1. This influenced people to use open braisers and grills for cooking which cause high risks of fire
    1. One fire in Rome burned for one week, which destroyed the majority of the wooden city
      1. Nero was accused of starting the fire himself in order to build a new dream city
4. One of the most important contributions to construction was creating concrete so that the Romans could build stronger buildings
  1. Adding Volcanic sand to the mix helped Romans to build a stronger concrete
    1. The Romans then developed Timber molds which allowed them to mold concrete in any shape
5. After Nero is killed, the Domus Aria is replaced with the Coloseum
  1. The Emperor Hebrain then builds the Pantheon

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