Roman

• Roman empire - was perceived to be the strongest political and social entity in the west.
• Considered to be the cradle of politics and governance - Roman
• One of the major contributions of the Romans is the newspaper Gazettes that contained announcements.
• The ancient Roman Empire was able to produce the first books or codex.
• They constructed the Pantheon as one of the world’s greatest domed buildings and Colosseum
• Chariot races and gladiatorial fights were held at Rome’s principal stadium, the Circus Maximus, which accommodated some 300,000 people
• Vitruvius first described the odometer as being used for measuring distance around 27BC
• Anaximander - one of the first pioneer cartographers to create a map of the world.