Ancient Rome has left many legacies that we still use today. From its advancements in architecture, to its structures in government, or its mythology found in its religion, it has undoubtedly left a mark on how we live our lives today.

The romans were able to create advancements in architecture that are still used today. Techniques such as the arch and dome were found in many structures, like this aqueduct, that made architecture more practical and durable. These techniques were obviously successful, because many ancient Roman Structures, like the Pantheon, are still standing.

Architecture

The Romans developed different techniques within their government we still use today. They were the first to have their laws written down for all citizens to see, and the first to create a Senate, where a group of elected officials would represent their fellow citizens. Many countries, like the United States, still use this method today.

Roman Government

Mythology

The Romans, as they grew and conquered other lands, adopted those things from other cultures that they liked. They even adopted other peoples' gods. When the Romans met the Greeks and heard all the stories about the Greek gods, they adopted all the Greek gods. They changed the names of the gods to make them Roman and changed some of the stories to make the gods act more like Romans. Soon they even were able to act like these had been Roman gods all along. read on to find out what the romans believed about the origin of volcanos.

the temper of vulcan

as adapted by Mallory Goetz

As the son of Jupiter, the king of the gods, and Juno, the queen of the gods, Vulcan should have been quite handsome, but baby Vulcan was small and ugly with a red, bawling face. Juno was so horrified that she hurled the tiny baby off the top of Mount Olympus.

Vulcan fell down for a day and a night, landing in the sea. Unfortunately, one of his legs broke as he hit the water, and never developed properly. Vulcan sank to the depths of the ocean, where the sea-nymph Thetis found him and took him to her underwater grotto, wanting to raise him as her own son.

Vulcan had a happy childhood with dolphins as his playmates and pearls as his toys. Late in his childhood, he found the remains of a fisherman's fire on the beach and became fascinated with an unextinguished coal, still red-hot and glowing.

Vulcan carefully shut this precious coal in a clamshell, took it back to his underwater grotto, and made a fire with it. On the first day after that, Vulcan stared at this fire for hours on end.