<u>Ancient Rome</u>
Ancient Rome was an Italic civilization that emerged in the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome on the Italian peninsula, it has expanded to become one of the greatest empires of the ancient world.
In its nearly twelve centuries of existence, Roman civilization moved from a monarchy to the classical republic and then to an increasingly autocratic empire. Even so, ancient Roman society has contributed to modern government, law, politics, engineering, the arts, literature, architecture, technology, war, religions, languages and society.
Much of what the Romans had regarding arts in general were somehow derivative from Greek culture. It is noticeable in their music, plays, gods, and many other aspects of Roman Culture. Still, they managed to have an identity of their own in everything.
Like many ancient cultures, the concepts of ethics and morality, while sharing some similarities with modern society, differ greatly in several important respects.
The Ancient Rome is the progenitor of Western civilization. The customs, religion, law, technology, architecture, political system, military, literature, languages, alphabet, government and many factors and aspects of Western civilization are all inherited from the Roman advances.
