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