a roman city
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How to plan a Roman cityTRANSCRIPT
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How to plan a Roman City
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Basic Plan of a Roman City
● Roman civil engineers used a plan like this
● Two main streets at right
● Intersection right in the middle of the town.
● Both streets extend outside the town through four fortified gates.
● Aqueducts provided water to fill the city's cisterns
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A Roman city needs...
● A Basilica to do business
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A Roman city needs...● A Temple to honour the Gods
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A Roman city needs...
● Markets for the people to buy things
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A Roman city needs...● Public baths to
wash themselves, to meet friends,to exercise and to relax
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A Roman city needs...
● A stadium to watch sports and chariot races
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A Roman city needs...● A theatre to watch plays
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A Roman city needs...● Roads, bridges and aqueducts for transport and
water access
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● City walls for protection
A Roman city needs...
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What you need to do...
As a class you will create a colourful and detailed map of a Roman City.You will plan the city together.
You will form small groups to oversee each aspect of the city.
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1) Create a group of students and choose an aspect of the city to
govern.
2) In your groups, elect a Senator to lead your group
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3) In your group, research your facility. Think about...
● How many of it does the city need?● Where should they be placed for strategic
access?● Does it need to be near to another building?● How big should it be, for how many people?● Will it be inside or outside the forum?● What shape is the building?
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4) Write down your group decisions about your plans. Give them to your Senator to present to the Emperor.
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5) The Senators from each group have a meeting with the Emperor:
● For the Senators to present their requests and ideas for the city planning
● To compromise and organise the city plans● To draw a rough draft of the city in pencil, with
the Emperor leading.● To decide on a name for the Roman City
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6) Once the rough draft is complete, every group member can begin to
sketch, draw, paint, and create their facility on the city plan