Tour Of Anciet Rome    

By Sophie & Aigneis

                      Colosseum

The Colosseum was in the center of Rome and used for entertainment. There would be contests and fights between Gladiators and wild animals. Man against man and animal against animal. Sometimes a Gladiator would fight against an animal. Both Gladiator and animal normaly would fight to the death! They would also flood the stadium and watch ship races. Only men would go to the Colosseum. The woman would be taking care of the house.The Colosseum held 50,000 people. Their was seating for all the Roman   people but the weathly got

better seats then the poor.  

The Colosseum was built by Vespasian & Titus and is also known as the Flavin Amphitheater. It had secret passageways under ground.

    After Julius Ceaser defeated his Pompey he decided to build a theater that would rival theirs.  Only a few years after he started he died in 44 B.C.  Many years later the Emperor Augustus restarted the project it was then finished in 13 B.C.  It then became the largest theater of the Roman Empire and was named Theatrum Marcelli in Memory of  Augustus' sister Octavia.  

 The diemeter of the seating area is 130 meters and can hold 14,000 spectaters.  During the 12 century the theater was owned by the Favvi Family who turned it into a fortress.  During the 16th century it was owned by the Savelli Family and turned into a palazzo.

                        Theater of Marcellus

                          Forum

The forum was a place where everyone would go for basic things like shopping for food and clothes to work or goverment! Every empire would add on new part to the Forum. People would also give speeches here. People would bank or trade. Businessmen made deals and bankers disscused loans. But many people left goods and things like that at the temples of the gods. At times you could even hear a lawyer presenting someones case.  

As you can see the Forum is an everyday thing like going to a mall but in ancient Rome.  

     The Temple of Vesta was one of the most ancient buildings in Rome and was built for Vesta the Goddess of the Hearth.  The temple underwent many changes through the centries for many different reasons.  The building housed the hearth that was always burning thanks to the Vestal Virgins.  The temple was somewhat rebuilt in 1930 using ancient pieces. 

                                  Temple of Vesta

               Temple of Jupiter

The temple of Jupiter was an important place like the forum. It was a place to leave goods for the gods and a safe place to keep valuables for safe keeping. No one would ever rob a god! Jupiter was the Ruler of all gods, men, and king of heaven. He had a wife and daughter. Juno, his wife and Minerva was his daughter. It is located on Capital Line Hill. It was built in 509 BC. It was one of the greatest temples in ancient Rome and most important. 

 

The Pantheon

  The buildings dome is 43 meters high and was the largest dome in the world until The Florence Cathedral was constructed in 1436.  The front of the temple is made up of collums with each being 1.5 meters in diameter.  Originally, it was for Pagan gods but was then changed to a church in 609.  It also holds the graves of many Italian Kings.

         Arch of Septimus Serves 

It was built for the Emperor's victory. It stood 20 meters high. It was built in 203 AD in the NorthEast part of Rome. Up on the top of the arch is a  written story of the battle. As you can see the arch was also carved with gods and people. 

 

Circus Maximus

    The Circus Maximus was an outdoor chariot race track built in 326 B.C.  It could hold 250,000 spectators.  Chariot racing was a very popular event in ancient Rome.  It was also very dangerous and many people died while racing.  This was one of the few events in ancient Rome women could attend although not many did. 

 

                  Arch of Titus

It was built after the death of Titus in 81 BC. The arch celebrated the victory of Titus over Jerusalem. He brought back a lot of things from Jerusalem, like menorahs. The arch was decorated with great detail. As you can see it was very important. 

 

 Our tour Of ancient Rome    

By Sophie & Aigneis