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ANCIENT
Rome travel
guide
Come and you
would have a lot
of fun and you
can explore
ancient Rome!!!
The Roman Empire was at
its greatest extent in the
third century. As you can
imagine, the best minds of
Rome were absorbed into
politics. The Roman
Empire at its greatest
extent under Trajan in AD
117.Rome was founded c.
500 BC. By 200 BC, it ruled
most Italy, and in 150 BC, it
conquered Carthage, the
greatest power of the western
Mediterranean at the time.
By 150 BC, only three cities
had over 100,000 people:
Antioch, Alexandria, and
Rome. By 44 BC, Rome would
rule them all.
When Julius Caeser was
assassinated in 44 BC (pretty
much as William Shakespeare
described it!), that ended the
vigorous Roman Republic. His
adopted heir, calling himself
Augustus Caesar, became first
emperor. The different cult
practices and embraced
more than a When Julius
Caeser was assassinated in 44
BC (pretty much as William
Shakespeare described it!),
that ended the vigorous
Roman Republic. His adopted
heir, calling himself Augustus
Caesar, became first emperor.
The different cult practices
and embraced more than a
single set of beliefs. The
Romans originally followed
a rural the old religion of
Rome was given lip service, to
be sure. But most saw the
gods as little more than
stories to scare naughty
children. There are still a lot
of famous places that still
exist, and the most famous
person in Rome was Galen
In the beginning of
ancient Rome the Romans
believed in a goddess of fire
called Vesta, and they had a
sacred temple of fire tended
by four females -- the
Vestal Virgins -- who were
selected while they were
children and were expected
to serve thirty years.
In Ancient Rome,
entertainment was
considered vital to the
happiness of citizens. In
Ancient Rome, there were
many things a people
could do to keep
entertained. One of which
would be to visit the
Colosseum. The
Colosseum was a prime
spot for entertainment,
holding as many as
50,000 spectators at one
time. The Colosseum took
ten years to construct. It
stands 160 feet high,
containing windows,
arches, and columns. Each
layer contains 80 main
arches. Before each show,
spectators would fill in
through 76 arches. The
Emperor used two of the
remaining arches, and the
other two were used for
the gladiators. Each visitor
was seated according to
his or her gender and
social status. The men
would be seated normally,
as the women and the
poor would be forced to sit
or stand on the fourth
level. Depending on the
weather, an enormous
colored awning, the
velarium, could be
stretched overhead to
prevent the hot sun from
coming in on the
spectators. The Circus
Maximus was the large,
oval track where the
chariot races took place.
The chariots were two or
four-wheeled open
vehicles pulled by horses
and used for hunting,
battles, racing, and
processions. The twowheeled chariot was very
light. In racing, one of the
main jobs of the
charioteer was to stand
and balance the chariot,
especially when rounding
a corner.
The chariots usually had
two, three, or four horses,
but on special occasions
they might be seen with
up to ten horses.
Sometimes dogs,
ostriches, or camels might
be used in Rome to pull
the chariots around the
Circus Maximus. The
Romans loved the races
they were very exciting
with many spills and
crashes. Often charioteers
were killed. However, if
they were good, they
might become popular
heroes. After AD 313,
Christianity was
established as the official
religion of the Roman
Empire. Consequently,
the subterranean burial
practice gradually
declined, as above ground
cemeteries became the
Why was the empire
attacked by fierce tribe’s
people? Tribes such as
the Goths wanted to
move south into parts of
Europe that experienced
a better climate that
would assist their
farming. This could only
bring them into conflict
with the Romans. At
about AD 190, Rome
also experienced a
succession of poor
emperors who simply
were not capable of
doing the job.
custom.
The fall of
Ancient Rome started
from about AD 190. The
Roman Empire as
attacked by tribes such
as the Goths and the
Vandals. Civil wars in
parts of the empire
further weakened the rule
of Rome and respect for
Roman law dwindled as
a result.
And there
are even movies and books
that you can watch and read
about the Roman Empire
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