Volcanic Buildrs In Ancient Greece

Roman aqueducts were built using many different techniques. The most common aquaduct was a masonry channel made from stone, brick, or cement. Romans also build them using lead pipes and terracotta/clay pipes. The types of aqueducts are: Open trenches, covered trenches (cut and cover most often used), tunnels, arcades (arches), walls, pressurized pipes or inverted siphons (found to be very difficult and inefficient). Approximately 80% of the aqueducts were underground. The cement used on some aqueducts were made from a special volcanic ingredient called pozzuolana helping them to be so durable that they are existing today. The lead pipes that were sometimes used, raised questions today about possible lead poisoning. However, this is dismissed due to the fact that the water was always flowing and the hard water caused a protective coating lining the inside of the pipes made of mineral deposits.

When reading of the concrete that the ancient Romans used, and learning of their unique mixture of volcanic ash and slaked lime (“pozzolana”) I find it most interesting that this concrete still proves to be standing in some places today! It is said to be less sturdy than what we use here in America (Andrews, 2012) but no doubt it gave modern civilization the ingenuity to create what we use today.

This paper offers a discussion about how ancient Rome developed and utilized arches and concrete to further expand their civilization. The importance of these technologies will be covered, along with the benefits to Rome. Concrete was a Roman invention which was composed of materials that were plentiful. One of the base materials used in Roman concrete was pozzolana, a volcanic soil.

They cut the stone and clay with saws lacking "teeth". The saws were often double sided so two people could saw at once. If the material was too hard they would drill holes into the stone or clay and cut it into seperate parts, Thats where the intellect comes in at. Also another material was used between bricks and stones and in concrete. It was called mortar. Mortar was a mixture of sand, lime and a powder gained by burning limestone plus water. Youve probably seen this inbetween brick used to build brick homes or buildings its often gray and flakey. "When mortar was used in construction underwater, a gravelly substance called pozzolana was added, which made the mortar become extremely hard when

Another difference that they had was their access to resources. At the time, resources defined whether or not a civilization was capable of supporting life. In times like these, if a civilization didn’t have enough resources, they immediately suffered and failed. Greece was unable to grow their own crops due to the fact that they were so far inland. The islands near Greece had fertile lands and they were capable of growing plants. As for Persia, they were also unable to grow crops because such a large part of Persia was a desert. Due to the lack of precipitation, Persia had to create irrigation systems that were capable of providing water for such a large amount of people. Greece had to rely on trade from the nearby islands.Since the distance

Concrete was a recent invention which the Romans were still learning how to use. Not knowing exactly how strong the substance was the Romans

The city-states of ancient Greece were at constant strife with each other. They utterly detested each other and were solely independent. However, many factors unified the Greeks, loosely, at all times, and they even brought the Greeks together at times. These factors came to be because of their similarities of traditions and beliefs. Language, religion, and athletics were all results of these factors. Language unified because everyone would understand what was being said by anyone, and athletics would gather the people to one place, allowing for discussion and chances of treaties being made. Also, Religion unified because the Greeks all believed and feared common gods and goddesses.

Ancient Greece is a peninsula, surrounded by waters on three sides. The mainland is surrounded the Aegean Sea to the east and the Mediterranean Sea on the south and west coast. About 80% of Greece mainland is mountainous. The Aegean Sea is home to over 1,000 islands. The climate in Ancient Greek is generally hot and humid in the summer, and mild winter.

Volcanoes were one of the most bizarre and unexplained mysteries to the early Greeks and Romans. The Roman god of the smith and fire, Vulcan was said to be responsible for the frequent eruptions of smoke and lava pouring for the mountaintop. This is because Vulcan was believed to have utilized the mountains as chimneys for his forges. Although Vulcan, or Hephaestus as the Greeks called him, could work for all his forges simultaneously, he also had many workers for his scattered among the workshops. These servants were the cyclopes. Immune to burns and fire the cyclops were the perfect candidates for Hephaestus' workers, but having considerable strength would heighten their chances against any other candidate. With the help of his cyclopes,

Ancient Greece's summers were hot and dry. Temperatures averaged about 24° in summer. The Mediterranean sea and its  northwesterly breeze, known as the Etesian, kept temperatures at a comfortable level.  Greece is on a peninsula, as pictured in source 3, which is land that is almost completely surrounded by water. there are hundreds of islands around the Greek peninsula (about 1400, although only one in five can be inhabited by people). Greece is a mountainous mainland along with widely spread islands as shown in source 3 this means that most people who lived there were isolated from other cities. There were hundreds of city-states in ancient Greece depicted in source 3 some small with small populations   and some  big  with large populations.

The ancient Greeks had one of the most interesting geography of any ancient civilization. With mountains covering three-fourths of ancient Greece, and their only way to efficiently travel was by sea, it brought many interesting scenarios. Overall, the geography of ancient Greece gave the Greeks many hardships, but allowed them to survive through ancient times.

The Greeks wore light, loose clothes as the weather was hot for most of the year. Long pieces of colourful fabric were used to make the Greek clothes.

Greece is in geography category and some history. Greece is located in Southern Europe and the end of the Balkan Peninsula. Athens is the capital of Greece. The Ancient Greece is divided into multiple city states: Athens, Sparta, Corintia, Megoar, Argos. The geographical feature, such as mountains restricted internal communications between the countries, however, the sea opened wider horizons and trading. Greece is noted for political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific achievements that formed and influences still in modern civilization. Also, they first invented the idea of having a theatre.

In this map you see Greece occupies most of the region. Athens represents the capital of Greece and Mount Olympus and Mount Parnassus are presented as very important parts of that ancient country. The Olympics were held in Athens and all the surrounding countries such as Turkey, Bulgaria, and Albania would attend this great event. Aegean Sea separated Greece and Turkey. Ionian Sea surrounded the left side of Greece and the Mediterranean Sea occupies the bottom part of Sparta and Crete. Greece is considered a 2 mainland peninsulas and thousands of islands throughout the listed seas. Greece is also very well known for its beaches. The mountains were served as natural boundaries but later they were formed to city-states. Ancient Greece was the

Unfortunately, due to using such materials, many of their buildings didn’t remain till nowadays .vice versa using limestone, which was commonly used and favored by them as it was easy to be cut. Pentelikon marble which was used especially for fishing surfaces it is also used in well-known structures as the Erechtheum. Buildings were durable and sturdy. Romans used the same material but invented the concrete, with which many of their structures were constructed. It is made by a mixing water, sand and lime