Friday, 23 May 2014

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

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