all About ancient rome

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Roman roads

• Romans were very advanced when it came to roads.
•  The layers of the road were...
• Rubble/stone
• Flat slabs of rock in cement
• Concrete and gravel and finally closely laid stone

Roman roads

• Back in their time, Roman roads were the finest system of highways
• Roads were built by armies and soilders
• They even built their roads over hills!
• Also built bridges over rivers and streams
• Milestones were placed along roads

Roman Roads

• Rest stations were placed along roads 
• Appician Way was the greatest highway traveled by all different people
• Appician way was traveled by poor, government, noblemen, slaves, and more
• Inns stationed along roads were not nice; you often got robbed
• You would most likely want to stay with friends/family

public baths

• Many Romans went and laid off stress at public baths
• Public baths included...
• Resturaunts, shops, libraies, exercise areas and swimming pools

Public baths

• Only cost pennies a day
• Most Romans took baths everyday
• They could play sports
• They could take a...
• Lukeworm bath, hot bath, go to the steam rooms, or the frigidarium

Public baths

• Could not take baths at home
• Men and women were separated in the bathhouse
• One process of bath would be...
• Cold pool, hot steamy room, hot pool/steam bath, then cold pool

public baths

• Great time to talk to friends or discuss business
• Woman take baths in the morning; men after work
• Roman water system makes public baths possible

Julius ceaser

• Julius was a great military commander
• One of his greatest acomplishments was the conquest of Gaul
• Julius and Cleopatrica became lovers and he made her queen of the land

Julius ceaser

• Julius wrote a book about his accomplishments of war
• Ceaser died on the Ides of March

Octavian Augustus

• Augustus had a long reign 
• The empire doubled in size
• Repaired a lot of things in the city
• Provided better lives
• Made a god after death in A.D. 14

Claudius

• Tiberius' nephew
• When two bodyguards murdered Caligula, he became Emperor
• At first he was thought of as a fool but later proved he was a great ruler
• Ordered the invasion of Britain  in A.D. 43

Nero

• Adopted son of Claudius
• He went on stage because he wanted to be an actor and poet...
• Many people were disappointed  
• Was blamed for a fire that burnt much of Rome in A.D. 64
• Killed himself after the fire

Roman mythology

• Roman mythology 
• Roman and Greece mythology is similar
• Both have gods
• Some gods mean the same thing (similar characteristics)

Roman mythology

• Also different from Greek mythology
• Romans created rituals and ceremonies to worship each god
• Greek myths were "soap operas"
• Roman's myths are known for organisation and order

Romulus and remus

• Twin brothers
• Raised by a female wolf
• Then found by a shepard
• Decided to found a city
• City is where the wolf found them

Romulus and remus

• Remus  was killed by his brother 
• Therefore Romulus founded Rome in 753 BC
• The story is only a legend
• Rome started out as a rich city

Roman Government/laws

• Ruled by kings
• People had little say
• Roman republic was formed and they could vote on...
• Who they wanted their two leaders to be
• People still not treated fair (two classes; working and wealthy)

Roman government/laws

• Pebeians (working class) has to serve in army
• Pebeians formed a council groups
• Practicuns (wealthy) let them keep group
• Plebeians gained more power and the government became...
• More democratic (even won rights to become senators)

Roman government/laws

• First code of laws in 450 B.C.
• They are called Twelve Tables because they are written on 12 bronze...
• Tables and tablets
• Roman empire started in 27BC
• Republic collapsed in 27 BC

Roman government/laws

• Government instructions continued
• Plebeians lost most rights
• Twelve tables were first set of laws in Rome
• Some laws are considered unfair
• Others are considered fair

latin

• Latin is used a lot in the English language
• You may know more Latin than you think
• Latin is the main language that was used in Rome

Latin

• Examples
• Latin                       English
• Ad infinitum             To infinity; no end
• Versus                     Against
• Per antum                For every hundred

Roman numerals

• There are three rules to roman numerals
• 1. Letters are written from the largest value to the smallest.  Each...
• Letter adds to the previous letters' value.
• 2. Only powers of ten may be repeated.  No symbol may be repeated..
• Three times in a row.

roman numerals

• 3. Numerals with 4's and 9's are written using subtraction.
• Smaller before greater means subtraction
• Smaller after greater equals addition
• Some numbers involve adding and subtracting

As you can see, Rome was very advanced for the time period that it was in. I hope that you have a knew respect for Rome from looking at my project.