Thanks to Rome… What we have, thanks to the Romans

Thanks to Rome…What we have, thanks to the Romans.

Roman law and justice

• 70 B.C.• Court• Judge• Panel• Accuser• Lawyer

What to do?• Quest for evidence• Long speeches• Witness• Long speeches again• Guilty?• Punishment

Watertight?• Corruption

Roman law and justice

• In court• Written laws• Compensations• Money back guarantee

Philosophy

Seneca

Marcus Aurelius

Language

Latin words in Dutch vocabularyo Adverbs/adjectives:

Nihil Super Quasi

o Nouns Viaduct – aquaduct Alibi (in legal language) Vestis vest Magister meester

o Abbreviations etc. = et cetera NB = Nota Bene P.S. = Post Scriptum

Jargono Scientific names for species

Homo sapienso Legal language

Ex nunc Ex tunc Forum

o Medical language Virus (poison) Corpus (body) Medicine medicijn

Language

Standards & Values• Value: obedience• Standard: if someone tells you to do something, for

example your parents, you do it.

• Value: loyalty• Standard: if you promise someone you will help him or

her, you will actually have to help them.

• Value: respect• Standard: respecting people in your environment is

definitely a standard these days, for example your parents and grandparents.

• Value: caring• Standard: taking care of your family, for example the

mother of her kids and husband, has always been important.

Our daily lives

Central heating and floor heating Wine The Roman alphabet Names of the months Roman numerals

Infrastructure

Paved roads

Bridges

Aquaduct

Drainage

Cement

The End