The Roman Empire - 1551 Words

Step 1: Plan What kind of technology in the Roman Empire affect its growth the most? I will be investigating from the start of the Roman Empire in 753 BCE to when the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CE. This investigation will have a broad scope while investigating and include things from the Roman Legion to aqueducts and concrete. This investigation will not include technology that was not widely used to better the Roman Empire. The research question will answer my question by conducting research on how different groups of technology made the Roman Empire better based off of their potential uses and different contributions to Roman society. Word Count: 106 Step 3: OPVL The origin of this source is a book written by Peter Connolly in†¦show more content†¦Another limitation of this source is how it was written in 2003 and new imformation about this topic could have been found out since then. Word Count: 193 Step 4: Investigation and Analysis Thesis: Although the many advancements in health and medicine greatly contributed to the growth of the Roman Empire, the advancements in construction and architecture played a larger role in the growth of the Roman Empire During the rule of the Roman Empire advancements in health and medicine were beneficial to the growth of the Roman Empire. According to the author of ANCIENT ROME â€Å"Alexander Galen was the first to use a humans pulse to determine his patients’ ailment.† Alexander Galen was a doctor that lived and worked around 170 AD. One of the most famous medical textbooks to this date named â€Å"On Medicine† was written by Cornelius Celsus, a Roman nobleman. This extra knowledge helped the Roman Empire in many areas like their military, political stability, and even general health of the civilians. Another example of a help to the military is how the Roman Army established a medical aid to assist wounded and injured soldiers in battle. This most like ly would have decreased the amount of soldier deaths because of how they not only could have saved troops that were in bad shape but they also would have sent more troops back out to assist the ones fighting. Another medical advantage the Roman Empire