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An Empire Across Three Continents
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Point out the contribution of ‘Roman Civilization’ to the world civilization.

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The contribution: 
1. Law and Government : The Romans were great exponents of law. The Roman law did not make any discrimination among the citizens. Most of the countries of the world owe their present legal systems of the Romans.

The Romans were probably the first people who could exercise effective control upon the different dominions of their vast empire. The credit also goes to the Romans for the development of the idea of Republicanism.

2. Language, Philosophy and Literature : Latin, the language of the Romans became the language of all the educated people of Europe. Cicero was great philosopher of Rome. He stressed upon the natural rights of all the individuals.

Ancient Rome also produced the great poets like Virgil and Horace, who spread the glory of Roman civilization through their immortal works.

3. Art : The Romans were the inventors of the concrete. They could firmly cement the bricks and the pieces to stone together. They were very efficient engineers too. The art of painting murals was highly developed in Rome.

4. Science and Technology : The Romans were the first to start the public services. Free medicines were given to the poor. The Roman physicians wrote a book containing information on, surrgery
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They also complied a medical encyclopaedia. The Roman Calendar, with a few changes is still in practice in the world.

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Describe the geographical location of the Roman Empire with the help of the following map.


Fig.: Europe and North Africa

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Discuss the factors responsible for the decline of the Roman Civilization.

Describe the systems of Government in ancient Greek and Rome. How were they different from the systems of the Government in ancient China or ancient Iran ?

Mention the social scenario in ancient Greek and Rome.

State the conditions of Slaves in ancient Greek and Rome. In which types of work were they generally engaged and what was the impact of slavery on the nature of society?