ANCIENT ROME
By: Stephany Morales
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gods and godesses

• most of the roman gods and godesses share the same traits as the Greek gods
• the roman gods have diffrent names than the greek gods and godesses 
• some of the gods have the same name in greek and roman

roman houses

• rich people in rome constructed big houses with two stories
• there is very little windows so that the houses would be well protected  
• houses from Rome faced inward and red brick tiles are all over the roof
• most roman people didn't live in such nice houses as the rich people
• the poor romans lived in little rooms over shops or apartment homes

famous emperors

• Augustus was the first emperor of rome
• his name was Octavion but when he became an emperor he changed it  
• Julius Ceasar was a great general of ancient Rome 
• he defeated France and invaded Britian 2 times
• Nero was adopted by Claudius.nero was blamed of a fire that destroyed rome

roman roads

• the roads in Rome were built by soldiers in the roman army
• they were used to take armies and supplies to overtake territories 
• they were made with lots of sand,crushed rock,and concrete
• the roads were more above level in the center so the water would drain off

roman numerals

• roman numerals were used before Arabian numbers 
• the reason why we don't use them today is because Arabic numbers are easier
• I=1,v=5,x=10,c=100,m=1,000

twelve tables

• men must go to court when summoned
• witness must go to court
• 30days to pay back if you owe money 
• when a father sells his son 3 times he can leave 
• until legal age females must stay with guardian

twelve tables

• when property is bought or sold publicly it is legal
• food can be taken by a man if it falls in his yard
• no group meetings at night 
• if a judge takes a bribe he can be put to death
• no bodies can be burned or buried in the city

twelve tables

• if a slave does a crime,the master is responsible 
• no Marriges between rich or poor

latin in rome

• for years the roman catholic church has used Latin to keep it a mystery 
• the reason romans still used Latin is because that was the main language
• Latin was the international language at that time