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By Dana Beales

Ancient romeThis slide is about Ancient Rome

Where is Ancient Rome?Rome is the capital of Italy. Right where modern Rome is now, in the middle of the Italian Peninsula, on the Seven Hills. Of course, it wasn't called Italy then. It was part of the Roman Empire.

What did the Romans do for us?The Calendar The Calendar with 365 days, the names of the Months and Leap Years. Towns Towns, including London, York and Bath, and any with 'chester' or 'cester' in it's name.Roads Straight roads, with drainage, allowing travel from place to place much more easily.

What did the Romans do for us? Building materials Cement, Bricks, GlassPlumbing The Romans liked to be clean and have baths, so they needed to get water into their bath houses. They built aqueducts and channels, and also used lead to make pipes. In fact the word "Plumber" comes from the Roman word plum bum. As well as having shared bath houses to have a wash, the Romans also had shared toilets with sewers to wash everything away. This helped keep the towns and streets clean, and avoided disease spreading. Compare that to the Middle Ages, when they dumped everything in the streets

What did the Romans do for us? Rabbits Rabbits may have been found in Britain before Roman times, but Romans certainly brought rabbits with them when they came to Britain, not as cuddly pets, but for their dinner! In fact the spread of rabbits over Europe seems to match the spread of the Roman Empire. Obviously dinner hopped away sometimes!Other food Apples, Pears, Turnips, Carrots, Grapes

ColosseumIt took only 9 years to build started in 72AD and it was finished in 81AD. 60,00 Jewish slaves built the Colosseum. The Colosseum experienced a devastating earthquake in the year 847 causing the southern side to collapse.

Roman coinsRoman coins date back to 211BC. Coins from this early year in time used a working progress of clumps of copper called Ais Rude

Roman foodThe Romans did not eat huge meals.

Their main food was pottage. Pottage is a kind of thick stew made from wheat, millet or corn. Sometimes they would add cooked meat, offal or a sauce made out of wine.

Food for the common people consisted of wheat or barley, olive oil. a little fish, wine, home grown vegetables, and if they were lucky enough to own a goat or cow or chickens, cheese and a few eggs.

Who founded Rome?According to the Roman legend, Romulus was the founder of Rome. Romulus and his twin brother Remus were the sons of the God Mars. When they were very young they were abandoned by the banks of the River Tiber and left to fend for themselves. Luckily for them they were found by a she-wolf who took pity on them fed them with her milk. The boys were later found by a shepherd who raised them. The boys grew up to be very strong and clever and they decided to build a town on the spot where the Shepherd had found them. They named their town Rome.

What did Roman women wear?Women wore a longer tunic which was often ankle-length. Over this the women wore a stola which was a full length from neck to ankle, high- waisted and fastened at the shoulders with clasps. Rich women wore long tunics made from expensive cotton or silk. They also wore lots of jewellery and make-up, strong scent and elaborate hairstyles. They had specially trained slaves to help them dress. arrange their hair and put make up on their faces.

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