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Comparing theComparing the

Infrastructures of AncientInfrastructures of Ancient

Rome and Present-DayRome and Present-DayAmericaAmerica

By Soa Diaco, Ryan Jamison, and JurienGarrison

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What Is anWhat Is an

An infrastructureAn infrastructure

is the asicis the asic

setup of a city!setup of a city!

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GovernmentGovernment

Roman Republic:Roman Republic:

Included 2 consuls, a Senate, and aIncluded 2 consuls, a Senate, and a

tribal assembly.tribal assembly. Consuls elected by the Senate, andConsuls elected by the Senate, and

they serve as a check to power.they serve as a check to power.

Serve 1 term, command army,Serve 1 term, command army,

supervise government.supervise government.

he Senate represents the wealthyhe Senate represents the wealthy

upper class.upper class. Senate included !"" members,Senate included !"" members,

and they serve #or li#e.and they serve #or li#e.

he ribal $ssembly represents thehe ribal $ssembly represents the

poor lower class.poor lower class.

%nited States:%nited States:

Includes 1 president, a Senate, and aIncludes 1 president, a Senate, and a

&ouse o# Representatives.&ouse o# Representatives. 'resident elected by the people.'resident elected by the people.

Serves 1 #our(year term, and canServes 1 #our(year term, and can

choose to serve another term i# theychoose to serve another term i# they

get re(elected.get re(elected.

Includes ! branches.Includes ! branches.

)*ecutive, +udicial, egislative.)*ecutive, +udicial, egislative.

Serve as a check to power.Serve as a check to power.

-embers o# the Senate serve (year terms.-embers o# the Senate serve (year terms.

-embers o# the &ouse o# Representatives-embers o# the &ouse o# Representatives

serve 2(year terms.serve 2(year terms.

As you can see, both Senate houses have similar setups.

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RoadsRoadsRome"Rome" Romans ui#t roads toRomans ui#t roads to

ena#e transportationena#e transportationaround the empire!around the empire!

$%he Gree&s are famous for$%he Gree&s are famous fortheir cities and in this theytheir cities and in this theyaimed at eauty! %heaimed at eauty! %heRomans e'ce##ed in thoseRomans e'ce##ed in thosethings (hich the Gree&sthings (hich the Gree&stoo& #itt#e interest in suchtoo& #itt#e interest in suchas the ui#ding of roads,as the ui#ding of roads,a)ueducts and se(ers!$ -a)ueducts and se(ers!$ -Strao, a Gree&Strao, a Gree&

geographer!geographer!

+nited States"+nited States" %he +S has roads going%he +S has roads going

pretty much eery(here,pretty much eery(here,ena#ing transportation a##ena#ing transportation a##around the country!around the country!

%he +nited States, as you can c#ear#ysee, has many more roads than Ancient

Rome!

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aintaining the Roadsaintaining the Roads

%he pro#em (ith ui#ding roads is the%he pro#em (ith ui#ding roads is the

cost to up&eep them! In Ancientcost to up&eep them! In Ancient

Rome, the initia# cost of the road (asRome, the initia# cost of the road (as

paid for y the goernment, and thenpaid for y the goernment, and then

the cost to maintain them (as paidthe cost to maintain them (as paid

for y the #oca# goernment! In thefor y the #oca# goernment! In the

+S, the goernment pays for the+S, the goernment pays for theroads (ith money from ta'es!roads (ith money from ta'es!

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A)ueductsA)ueducts

Rome"Rome"

%he Romans ui#t%he Romans ui#t

a)ueducts, usua##ya)ueducts, usua##y

underground, sounderground, sothey cou#d channe#they cou#d channe#

(ater into their(ater into their

city!city!

+nited States"+nited States"

%he +S has%he +S has

a)ueducts as (e##,a)ueducts as (e##,

and they are usedand they are usedfor the samefor the same

purposes!purposes!.n the #eft isa picture ofan a)ueduct

in Rome,and on theright is a

picture of an

a)ueduct inthe +nited

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Sanitation SystemsSanitation Systems

Ancient RomeAncient Rome

Pipes made on aPipes made on a

potter/s (hee# (erepotter/s (hee# (ere

used to ring freshused to ring fresh(ater into the city,(ater into the city,and (aste out of it!and (aste out of it!

United StatesUnited States

Ground(ater orGround(ater or

surface (ater is usedsurface (ater is used

for drin&ing, andfor drin&ing, andse(ers and septicse(ers and septictan&s are used fortan&s are used for

storing (aste!storing (aste!

Se(ers ac& in AncientRome (ere simi#ar tothose of the +nitedStates! 0o(, they are

1ust more adanced!

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ArchesArches

Ancient RomeAncient Rome

+sed ric&s that (ere+sed ric&s that (ere

red in a &i#n!red in a &i#n!

are#ous ui#dingsare#ous ui#dings

that sti## stand todaythat sti## stand today(ere constructed!(ere constructed!

2'amp#e" Co#iseum2'amp#e" Co#iseum

United StatesUnited States

+ses ric&s and+ses ric&s and

arious other types ofarious other types of

materia#s!materia#s!

2'amp#e" %he2'amp#e" %heGate(ay Arch in St!Gate(ay Arch in St!3ouis!3ouis!Arches are a

construction design

that are usefu#! %he(eight of the structurecan e he#d (ithoutcreating a giant (a##,

and #ess materia#s are

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Conc#usionConc#usion

4ithout Ancient Roman adances, the4ithout Ancient Roman adances, the+nited States (ou#d not e (here it+nited States (ou#d not e (here it

is today! 4e (ou#d hae no (ay tois today! 4e (ou#d hae no (ay to

get around the country, no (ay toget around the country, no (ay toget (ater, no (ay to remoe (aste,get (ater, no (ay to remoe (aste,

and our architecture (ou#d not e asand our architecture (ou#d not e as

eautifu# as it is today! %he +nitedeautifu# as it is today! %he +nited

StatesStates isis

fo##o(ing Rome/s footsteps,fo##o(ing Rome/s footsteps,and (e need to ma&e sure it doesand (e need to ma&e sure it does

not #ead to the fa## of our country!not #ead to the fa## of our country!

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