Rome From A to Z

A is for Arches

• The Romans invented the arch.
• The Romans used arches to carry huge amounts of weight.
• They used concrete to make the arches.

B is for Baths

• Just about every town in rome had public baths.
• People could get hot or cold baths.
• you could not only bathe in the water you could drink the water to.

C is For Cement

• The romans used cement for a lot of things.
• One of the things made out of cement were roads.

D is For Danube

• The Danube was one of the two rivers that that separated the Romans from the Germanic tribes.

E is For Eurphrates

• The was Eurphrates was the leading greek city in Roman times.

F is For February

• February is named after a Roman god named Februa.

G is for Gaul

• Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age.

H is For Highways

• Two major Roman Highways are Mare Nostrum and Flamian

I is For Italy

• The second longest river in Italy is Tiber river.

J is For Julius Caesar

• He was a governor and a general.
• He was a dictator of Rome.

K is For King

• A ruler such as a king is a monarch.

L is For Latin

• Latin was most often used in the Roman empire.

M is For Monarch

• A monarch is ruler such as a king.

N is For Nile

• The African river valley that was at the southern tip of the empire.

O is For One

• Roman numeral for one is I.

P is For Pantheon

• The Pantheon is the most great surviving structure in Rome.
• The one piece granite col were shipped from E

Q is For Queen

• Queens are called Empresses in Rome.

R is For Rome

• Romulas and his brother founded Rome in 753 B C.

S is For Senate

• An assembly of Roman citizens who governed Rome.

T is For Tiber

• The Tiber is the second longest river in Italy.

U is For Ulysses

• Ulysses is the hero of the Odyssey

W is For Wind

• Wind is how the Roman galleys were powered.

x is For X

• X is the Roman Numeral for 10

Y is For Yellow

• The Roman flag has the color yellow on it.

Z is For Zeus

• Zeus is the God of the Sky.