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How Did The Romans Change Modern Day Society

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That the inventions by the roman army have been changed slightly by the modern day society. As an example, the roman catapult was used to create destruction where it was fired. The catapult is similar to the artillery we use here in Australia as it is used to create destruction with explosive shells that can be fired up to 20km away. Another example is the roman Gladius witch resembled a sword that is usually used in close combat fighting. The modern day form would be a combat knife that is used by the armies. The combat knife is also a close combat weapon which is also why it's similar to a Gladius. Along with that the pilum is spear like stick that has a bendable end so the opponent can’t re-use it. The pilum is also a mid range weapon much like some guns. The handgun is a mid range weapon and its bullets can only be used once, much like the pilums tip. …show more content…

One event that the romans did for entertainment was the roman theatre, where they did plays. Every roman loved to watch the plays, but the only people who were aloud to preform were men, because ‘back in the day’ women didn’t have the same rights as men. Instead they would wear black mask’ for men and white mask’ to represent girls and women. But it wasn’t the only weird thing they did for entertainment, another thing they did was killing was interpreted in acting and this wasn’t only acting parts, you would quite literally die from playing the part. Compared to the modern day entertainment is better since it involves no

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