Technology+&+Advancements

Hello, This is Theodore Scontras. I apologize while this part of the wiki isn't that attractive, the writing will be full of information. (The computer I am using does not support any writing programs, so I'll have to do most of it with the edit program.)

I am Charlie O'Shaughnessy, and I will also be delivering information on this as well with Ted.

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So let's begin with an overview on Roman Technology. Rome's history boasts in many achievements such as expanding the great empire. But what we'll focus around is the advancements that allowed this expansion to happen. Technology of the time was revolutionary then and their uses are still present today. Many of the technical advancements made at the time haven't need to be adjusted even to this day, these pristine technologies would include the arch or the mechanical reaper which was efficient until the nineteenth century. First I want to go over the idea of the constraints, what held inventors back. Roman's obviously didn't have electricity. Creators where only able to create machines that worked by manual power. The Roman's could use kinetic energy such as rushing water. And they also had the resource of steam. To name a few inventions that are quite renown, I'll name the Colosseum in Rome, the aqueducts and the ballista. The Colosseum was such an advancement in roman architecture. It could hold thousands among thousands of people and was extremely large. The aqueducts are a standout advancement today for they supplied the people with water. Now we have wells or town supplied water. But all of that was started because of Rome's aqueducts.

The following video is a simple machine that was created to harvest water.

media type="youtube" key="fvgl3RFi1Fw?rel=0" height="390" width="480" The Romans not just lifted water, but also carried it for miles to their cites, which was unlike anything ever seen in their time. media type="youtube" key="oTMrfyAt6Mo" height="390" width="480"

In the early times, concrete was around and was useful, but was lengthy to set and make, was not as strong or quick as other materials. Then the romans changed it and add a new ingredient, volcanic ash, which did a number of things to the mixture.

media type="youtube" key="lND7_c6my30" height="390" width="480" Roman Baths

The Roman Baths were a masterpiece that was created through the combination of man power and the power of nature. While Roman peoples built the bath house area itself, rain and geothermal heat is what caused it to become a natural spa. Many Romans would attend these spas to heal there ailments or soothe their body. The baths are heated by convection that worked without any pumps. An architect's dream, this is truly amazing. . media type="youtube" key="mrRXg31taxE" width="425" height="350" The Romans were very fixed on having everything spotless for those who were wealthy. They had drainage systems that managed all of the waste in the town. Slaves were a different story. Like I stated earlier, Roman's didn't have electricity, so the mechanics used slaves as power. The water in the bath houses was heated up by a fire that was tended by slaves. The crane also worked with a system of animals and slaves. The way that the slaves actually powered the crane was on a treadmill.

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