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Latin is an ancient language, several thousand years old,
which was spoken by a people called the Romans.
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So, who were the Romans?
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Perhaps you are most familiar with the Romans
from gladiatorial combats which they fought in …
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…Arenas and Amphitheaters! The most famous arena was…
The Flavian Amphitheater, aka The Colosseum!
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The Romans created the design for large arenas which we have copied.
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Or you may
recognize the
famous
chariot races!
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Chariot races were
held in special
arenas
called…
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Circuses
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But there is so much more to say about the Romans…
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The Romans were accomplished architects and builders.
Many of their structures still survive.
Below is the aqueduct bridge in Segovia, Spain.
What do you
call the rounded
parts of the
bridge?
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And here is the famous Pont du Gard in southern France.
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Aqueducts brought clean water to cities for use as drinking
water, and to feed private and public baths.
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The emperor Caracalla built a public bath house
that could accommodate over 3000 bathers!
The Romans built temples to their gods of
mythology: Jupiter, Apollo, Juno, Vulcan, Mars,
Minerva and Vesta.
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Below is the Pantheon
(“to all gods”) in Rome.
Until recently it was the
Largest domed building
in the world.
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The Pantheon’s dome
is a perfect half circle!
And check out the
interior…
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Look at the marble flooring. And ask about the oculus!
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Here is Apollo at his
temple in Pompeii.
Below is the Temple of Mars Ultor or “Mars the Avenger”
built by the first emperor Augustus to honor his victory
over the assassins of Julius Caesar, and Cleopatra and
Marc Anthony.
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They built many roads. Here is an
ancient section of the Appian Way.
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The Romans built the first shopping malls. Here are the ruins of the
markets of Trajan in Rome. Where is the TCBY?
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Here is some
money to do
some shopping.
Money is a Latin
word.
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You could buy
Roman
jewelry at
the market.
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Or some new clothes for him…
What do we call this article of clothing
that Roman male citizens wore?
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Roman women wore a stola instead of the toga, and would cover it
with a palla.
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Some art? Lots of great Roman art survives. Here are some wall paintings.
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What kind of art work is this?
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What kind of art is this?
Over a million and a half tiles were used for this mosaic!
Here’s a famous doormat from Pompeii. Do you know what it says?
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Bronze Statues
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Marbles!
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commons/4/43/Roman_woman_
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Valete, omnes!