This document summarizes aspects of Roman culture from 105 BCE to 404 CE, including their government which transitioned from kings to a republic to an empire, music which was mainly monophonic and used in military, religious, and entertainment settings, gladiatorial games which featured armed combatants and animals, and their religion which included gods like Jupiter, Neptune, and Mars. It provides information on these topics in both text and images.
4. INTRODUCTION In this slide, we will present the
following:
• Government
• Culture
• Religion
• Architecture & Art
• Technology
• Between the time period of 105BCE - 404CE
(Time Period of Romans Gladitorial Games)
6. GOVERNMENTTIMELINE OF ROME GOVERNMENT
1000
B.C.
800 B.C. 600 B.C. 400 B.C 200
B.C.
1 A.D. 200 A.D. 4000 A.D.
ARCHIAC ROME
KINGS
ROMAN REPUBLIC
ROMAN EMPIRE
8. Culture-Music ROMAN MUSIC
• Attach any spiritual ethos to music
• Romans admired Greek music as much as they
admired everything
else about Greek
culture
• Monophonic
(single melodies
with no harmony)
9. Culture-MusicUses of Music
• Military uses (tuba for signaling)
• Large gladiatorial spectacles
• Private gatherings
• Public performances on stage
• Funerals
• Religious ceremonies
• Music contests
10. Culture-Music Uses of Music
A mosaic art shows the uses of music by the romans during gladiatorial game.
Tuba
Cornu
Hydraulis
11. Culture-Music Types of Music - String
Lyre Cithara Lute
The Romans believed
that God of music,
Muses and Apollo
gave cithara players
their gift to
mesmerize listeners.Greek
God,
Apollo
Frame made of
wood or tortoise
shells.
The romans
gradually
abandoned Lyre, as
they were more
addicted to Cithara.
The Roman lute had
three strings and
was not as popular
as the lyre or the
cithara, but was
easier to play.
12. Culture-Music Types of Music - Wind
Used for military
signals and on parade.
Used in military for
signal, or spectacle events.
Consists of two pipes,
not joined but generally
played with a mouth-
band to hold both pipes
steadily between the
player's lips.
Tuba
1.3 m
The Cornicen wa
s a military signal
officer who
translated orders
into calls.
Tibia / Aulos
(Greek)
Cornu
13. Culture-Music Types of Music - Organs
The Hydraulis is an
organ that worked by
water pressure.
Hydraulis
Air is
pumped in
to compress
water
The water
rises in the
dome
Steady supply of
air to reach the
pipes
14. Culture-Music Types of Music - Percussion
Tympan
i
A mosaic art shows the uses of music by the romans on the
street.
Scabellum
Know as the
Clapper. It is used
to keep the beat.
Used in
celebratory rites,
like to celebrate
the God of
agriculture and
wine, Bacchus.
Drum and
percussion
instruments
created an
steady beat
for rhythmic
dance,
hunting, and
even for the
control of
bees.
15. Culture-Entertainment
GLADITORIAL GAME
Who were the gladiators?
• A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences
in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent
confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and
condemned criminals.
• During this time more than 400,000
people died inside the Colosseum.
It's also estimated that about 1,000,000
animals died in the Colosseum as well.
16. Culture-Entertainment
GLADITORIAL GAME - History
The
Origin
The Romans were influenced by their
predecessors in Italy, the Etruscans. The
Etruscans associated these contests with the
rites of death and so they had a certain religious
significance.
The First
Game
264 BCE First recorded Roman gladiator
games organised by two sons to
commemorate the death of their father.
18. RELIGION Gods of Rome
God of heaven and earth
JUPITER NEPTUNE
God of sea
VULCAN
God of forge & fire
MARS
God of wars
JUPITER
19. REFRENCES
1. In this slide, we will present the following:
2. http://www.crystalinks.com/romemusic.html
3. http://landoftheart.blogspot.my/2014/08/about-music-of-ancient-rome.html
4. http://rome-music.weebly.com/musical-instruments.html
5. Between the time period of 105BCE - 404CE (Time Period of Romans Gladitorial Games)