What technological and engineering advancements did the Romans develop?
pohnpei397 Teacher Community / Jr. College eNotes Editor Some examples: • The arch. This allowed them to build such important things as aqueducts and large public buildings. The Romans originated this technology. The aqueducts were one of the most important Roman engineering developments because they allowed the Romans to get water from far away. • Concrete. They were the first to use concrete and this allowed them to build multi-story buildings such as apartments. It also allowed them to build dock facilities because it could be used underwater. • Roads. The Romans build tens of thousands of miles of paved roads. Sources: http://egghead.psu.edu/~ma_tapps/arch/roman.html http://id-archserve.ucsb.edu/arthistory/152k/concrete.html Rate answer: $(‘#aScore-133647’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by pohnpei397 on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 6:17 PM readerofbooks Teacher Doctorate eNotes Editor The Romans also made huge advancement in military technology. Josephus the
