last notes on section 5

• livy compiled a multivolume history of Rome
• Tacitus was another Roman historian who wrote about the good and bad of imperial Rome

The Legacy of rome:

• Latin remained the language of Rome 
• Latin was made the official language of the catholic Church
• Romanic Languages= french, spanish, portuguese, italian, and romanian
• aqueducts were designed by roman engineers to bring water into cities and towns
• thomas jefferson began a roman revival in united states in the 18th century 
• important principles of roman law:
• all persons had the right to equal treatment under the law
• a person was considered innocent until proven guilty
• the burden of proof rested with the accuser rather than the accused
• a person should be punished only for actions no tthoughts
• any law that seemed unreasonable or grossly unfair could be set aside