ROMAN REMAINS

The Romans were excellent builders.
They built:

• Theatres for performing plays.
• Amphitheatres for watching gladiator fights.
• Circuses for watching chariot races.
• Temples for worshipping their gods.
• Bath houses, called thermae, for bathing and relaxing.
• Aqueducts, for transporting water to the cities.

The Romans decorated their houses with works of art:

• Frescos were beautiful wall paintings.
• Mosaics were elaborated floor decorations made from thousands of tiny, coloured tiles.

The Romans spoke a language called Latin.
Castilian Spanish, Catalan and Galician are some modern languages that developed from Latin.

Roman Theatre in Mérida, picture from Wikipedia by Xauxa

Roman Amphitheatre in Itálica, Andalucía. Picture from Wikipedia by Pufacz

Roman Colosseum, Picture from Wikipedia by Dilliff

Roman Circus in Lybia. Picture from Wikipedia by Papageizichta

Roman Temple. Picture from Wikipedia by Arpingstone

Roman Bath in Bath, Picture from Wikipedia

Aqueduct of Segovia, picture from Wikipedia, by Bernard Gagnon

ROMAN TIMES: TRAVELLING IN ANCIENT ROME

Roman cities were linked by straight roads made of stone.

The Romans used the roads to travel on foot, on horseback and in horse-drawn carriages.

Sailing boats were used to carry food and merchandise to other Roman cities.

The Romans built large seaports

ROMAN TIMES: LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME

Over 2000 years ago, the Romans built many cities.
They lived in different types of houses:

• Domus: were private houses for rich people.
• Insulae: were apartment buildings for the poorer people.
• Villas: were luxury Roman country houses where rich land owners lived.

Domus, picture from Flickr by Sebastià Giralt

Domus, picture from Flickr, by Sebastià Giralt.

Roman Villa, picture from Wikipedia, by Boksi