system was gone. Introduction As you read through this document, you will find that the Romans were a civilized people with a great empire, which started out as a small town of farmers. The Romans have endured years of chaos and still managed to hang on until 476 A.D. Their architecture was genius; they mastered the building of the arch and the dome, which were very vital in building strong bridges and aqueducts to hold high quantities of weight. The Romans were also great philosophers whose poems expressed the greatness of their empire. They were the 1st peoples to begin the games, later called the Olympics. The games were held inside a city bath or at the coliseum in a city. The baths were a meeting place for the people of that city or town to go and relax, play, meet people and socialize, and even work out. I hope that as you read this document, you will see how the Romans controlled and expanded their empire and how they defended it. ...
