ANCIENT ROME
By:Caroline Keck
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rome highways

• Two thousand years ago Romans built the finest highways.
• The Appian Way was one of Romes greatest highways.
• Government officials and merchants soon began to use the military roads 

jullus caesar

• Jullus Caesar is considered one of the best military commanders of all time
• He conquered Gaul
• In 49 B.C. he was elected dictator and consul 
• Gaul changed the whole concept of the Roman state
• He made a conquest to Gaul 

houses in rome

• Walls and floors are made of marble with designs carved in them
• Few windows faced inward
• Red brick tiles covered the roof
• On booth sides of the doorway stood tall columns of shining marble
• Wealthy Romans built large homes with two stories 

Cleaness in ancient rome

• They where considered the cleanest of the early civilized people
• Men visited the bats in the afternoon when their work was complete
• Public baths were very popular and where Romans relife stress
• Keeping clean was important to the ancient Romes 
• Men and women used baths at separate times

cleaness in ancient rome

• They bathe every day which made the demand for water high
• The fountain were the main source of fresh water for the poor