The Roman ABC's

A is for Arch

• An Arch was used to support enormus weight, this stutcter helps hold up The Colosseum to this every day.

B is for Bathhouse

• Bathhouses were used quite frequently, They were at little to no cost and included anything from a library, to a restaurant, to an exercise room!

C is for The Colosseum

• The Colosseum is the largest structure of its kind, it is also still standing today.
• Battles were held in The Colosseum.
• Prisoners were held under The Colosseum.

D is for Diocletian

• He was an army general and was big on slavery.
• He was also a Military Commander.
• Original name was Diocles before he joined the Military.

E is for Emperor Augustus Caesar

• Brought peace to Rome.
• Established a postal system and also a uniform system of currency.

F is for Festivals

• In ancient Rome, they had festivals through out the entire year.
• Festivals included of having a feast, with all different kinds of food

G is for Gladiator

• Trained men would go and fight other men or even wild animals in an arena.
• The Colosseum was used as a battle arena for Gladiators.

H if for Human Sacrifice

• People made human sacrifices during stressed times.
• People also made human sacrifices during times of war.

I is for Italy

• The Etruscan's ancient people who lived in what is now know as Italy.

J is for Jupiter

• Supreme ruler.
• Cloud Gatherer, Lord of the Sky, Rain God.
• King of all the God.
• Also knowns as Zeus.

K is for King

• Jupiter (Zeus) is the King of all of the Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses.

L is for Lepidus

• Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was succeeded by Julius Caesar.
• He was born and he died in Italy.

M is for Mercury

• Mercury is Hermes Roman name.
• Messanger of Mortals.
• God of Thieves.
• Was Zeus's son.

N is for Nero

• Nero gave aid to his people after the fire.
• He was adopted by his uncle to be his successor.

O is for Outstanding Army!

• The Ancient Romans had an outstanding army.
• They took over most land near and around the Mediterranean sea.

P is for Pluto

• Pluto is Hades Roman name.
• Ruler of the Underworld and Ruler of Death.
• Zeus's other brother.

Q is for Quadangle

• Most Etruscans cities were arranged in the form of a quadangle.

R is for Roman Numerals

• The Romans way of numbers.
• We still use them today for sports events (super bowl).
• Used for the government, numbered the 12 tables in Roman Numerals.
• These are also used on some clocks today.

S is for Slaves

• Some slaves were highly educated
• Other slaves had highly ranked jobs.
• Non-educated slaves had punishment, they usually worked on farms or in mills or mines.

T is for the 12 Tables

• A system of government.
• Stated what was to be done based on the consequences and actions of the Roman people.

U is for Uranus

• Uranus was the name for the Roman God of Heaven.
• Father of the Titans
• This Roman name is the same as the Greek.
• 7th planet from the sun.

V is for Venus

• Venus is Aphrodite's name in Roman.
• Goddess of love and beauty
• Wife of Hephaestus (God of the Forge).

W is for Wealthy

• Etruria was wealthy because of its fertile land and rich mineral ore.

X is for, well, the letter X!

• The letter X that we use today to spell words is also a Roman Numeral.
• X is the symbol for the number 10

Y is for Your Decisions

• In Ancient Rome, mistakes weren't free.
• With each action there was a consequence.
• They had a system of government system called the 12 Tables.

Z is for Zeno

• Zeno was a eastern Rome emperor.
• He married the Eastern emperor Leo I's daughter Ariadne.

The End!