rome

Roads

• Romans built roads for their armies to march from place to place on.
•  Romans tried to build thier roads as straight as possible
• "all roads lead to Rome" 

homes in Rome

• Wealthier Romans had larger 2 story houses.
• Rome were common and dull on the outside.
• There weren't that many windows.
•  Windows that were in homes were closed off with shutters.

Emperors

• The first Emperor of Rome was Augustus.
• His original name was Octavian.
• He changed his name when he became Emperor.

roman and greek gods

• Roman name /Greek name/power or job
• Jupiter          \ Zues          \ god of the sky, king of all Gods
• Apollo          / Apollo        / God of the music and art   
• Mas             / Ares             / God of war
• Neptune       \ Poseidon       \ God of the sea

GREEK AND roman goddesses

• Greek name / Roman name / powers or jobs
• Aphrodite     \ Venus           \ Goddess of love and beauty  
• Athena          / Minerva        / Goddess of wisdom
• Artemis          \ Diana           \ Goddess of the hunt, the moon 
• Hera               / Juno             / Goddess of marriage, women, and bir

roman laws

• The first laws for the Romans was the twelve tables. 
• The 12 tables protected certain rights of citizens.
• Some of the laws would be considered  cruel by people today. 
• Some of their laws are like our laws today. 

LATIN WORDS

• Many Latin words are still used today.
• Many Latin phrases are also still today.
• Such as PM and AM  to show time.
• Many Latin words are used in spells on Harry Potter.

Roman numerals

• The Roman numeral system is a cousin to Etrusean numerals.
• Roman numerals are still used today.
• Measuring time
• Numbering book pages