(Payne 247) The Ancient Greek style of architecture can be clearly seen in the Roman arches that they constructed with significance placed on key elements. ... (Vadnal 2) The temples were mainly built using Greek designs but the Romans changed the proportions to ones that better fit their needs. ... Gradients are still used today in physics and mathematics. ... Though many of the ideas came from earlier minds such as the Greeks, Babylonians, Persians, and Egyptians, the Romans took the engineering and architecture to greater levels of magnificence. ...

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VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great size used in the construction of a prehistoric structure. ...

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