what was ancient rome
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Ancient Rome for Kids Fun Facts about Ancient Rome. 1  The city of Rome is the capital of Italy today. 2  The Circus Maximus, a huge stadium built for chariot races, could seat around 150,000 people. 3  The fall of Western Rome is considered the start of the Dark Ages in Europe. 4  The highest position in the Roman Republic was the consul.
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- Pantheon. A 2000-year-old temple, now church, the Pantheon is the best preserved of ancient Rome’s great monuments. In its current form it dates to around AD 120 when the emperor Hadrian built over Marcus Agrippa’s original 27 BC temple – note Agrippa's name inscribed on the pediment.
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- life in the country when we think of ancient rome we often think of the cities of rome filled with people large buildings and senators walking around in togas however most of the population of the roman empire lived in the countryside
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- By the time civil twilight has occurred in the evening, most people will have called it a night and gone inside thinking that the magic light is over, but the second act is only just starting. The boundaries of nautical twilight occur when the center of the sun is twelve degrees below the horizon.
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Ancient Rome Beginning in the eighth century B.C., Ancient Rome grew from a small town on central Italy’s Tiber River into an empire that at its peak encompassed most of continental Europe, Britain, much of western Asia, northern Africa and the Mediterranean islands.
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- Introduction. Beginning in the eighth century B.C., Ancient Rome grew from a small town on central Italy’s Tiber River into an empire that at its peak encompassed most of continental Europe, Britain, much of western Asia, northern Africa and the Mediterranean islands.
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- Ancient Rome was an Italic civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC.ncient Rome was an Italic civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC.
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Ancient Rome All the following were examples of Roman architectural achievements EXCEPT. The English language and modern political nomenclature have inherited a number of terms from ancient Rome, one of which is consul.
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Rome Rome (/ˈroʊm/ ROHM; Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] ( listen), Latin: Rōma) is the capital of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region.
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Ancient Rome Roman Empire. territory controlled by ancient Rome. The Romans built up their empire through conquest or annexation between the 3rd century BC and the 3rd century AD. At its height, the Roman Empire stretched from north-western Europe to the Near East and encompassed all the lands of the Mediterranean.
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What type of government ruled Babylon? The ancient Romans lived in the Roman Empire. The capital of the Roman Empire was the city of Rome, which is located in present-day Italy.
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The History Book Club discussion This thread is about the following: Classical antiquity (also the classical era or classical period) is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world.
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Primary History Rome is now the capital city of Italy. 2,000 years ago it was the centre of the Roman Empire. Building started in 753 BC. The Romans had a story to explain how Rome began. Twin boys, Romulus and Remus, were the sons of Mars (the Roman god or war).
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Ancient Rome for Kids If you were to visit Rome you could see many of the original ancient buildings such as the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. The Circus Maximus, a huge stadium built for chariot races, could seat around 150,000 people. The fall of Western Rome is considered the start of the Dark Ages in Europe.
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Ancient Rome The Roman Republic. History >> Ancient Rome. For 500 years Ancient Rome was governed by the Roman Republic. This was a form of government that allowed for people to elect officials. It was a complex government with a constitution, detailed laws, and elected officials such as senators.
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- Architecture and Technology. Ancient Roman architecture and technology was very important to roman way of life. Most of the building structures, mechanics, crafted structures, etc. Examples of roman technology would be bridges, roads and military technology.
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Culture of ancient Rome Throughout the territory under ancient Rome's control, residential architecture ranged from very modest houses to country villas, and in the capital city of Rome, there were imperial residences on the elegant Palatine Hill, from which the word palace is derived.he most urbanized part of the Empire was Italy, which had an estimated rate of urbanization of 32%, the same rate of urbanization of England in 1800. Most Roman towns and cities had a forum, temples and the same type of buildings, on a smaller scale, as found in Rome.
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Rome Rome (/ˈroʊm/ ROHM; Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] ( listen), Latin: Rōma) is the capital of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,877,215 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune.
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- Slavery and Slaves in Ancient Rome. Slaves were an important social class in ancient Rome. The lot in life of a slave was generally poor, but it could range from being a public slave in a mine -- death sentence -- to what amounts to a maid. Slaves could also earn their freedom. Few wrote about slavery as inherently evil.
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History of Rome Ancient Rome history in brief. Rome began as an Iron Age hut village, founded in the mid-8th century BC. In 616, the Romans' sophisticated Etruscan neighbours seized power, but were ousted in 509, the inception of the Roman Republic.
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Ancient Rome Biographies >> Ancient Rome. 1  Occupation: Roman general and dictator. 2  Born: July 100 BC in Rome, Italy. 3  Died: 15 March 44 BC in Rome, Italy.  Best known for: Being the dictator of Rome and putting an end to the Roman Republic.
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10 Innovations That Built Ancient Rome At its height, the Roman empire encompassed nearly 1.7 million square miles and included most of southern Europe. To ensure effective administration of this sprawling domain, the Romans built the most sophisticated system of roads the ancient world had ever seen. These Roman roads—many of which are still in use today—were constructed with a combination of dirt, gravel and bricks made from granite or hardened volcanic lava.
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Education in ancient Rome Education in Ancient Rome progressed from an informal, familial system of education in the early Republic to a tuition-based system during the late Republic and the Empire.The Roman education system was based on the Greek system – and many of the private tutors in the Roman system were Greek slaves or freedmen.ome as a republic or an empire never formally instituted a state-sponsored form of elementary education. In no stage of its history did Rome ever legally require its people to be educated on any level. It was typical for Roman children of wealthy families to receive their early education from private tutors.
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Pantheon The Pantheon is the best preserved building from ancient Rome and was completed in c. 125 CE in the reign of Hadrian.
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Ancient Rome Interesting Facts About Ancient Roman Food and Drink. 1  The government of Rome provided free or cheap grain for the poor called a grain dole.. 2  The Romans dressed up their meals with various sauces. 3  Fish was more common than other types of meat. 4  In addition to the porridge puls, bread and cheese were common staple foods in the Roman Empire.
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Education in ancient Rome Education in ancient Rome - Tiers of schooling. 1  At the foundation of ancient Greek education was an effective system of formal education, but in contrast, the Romans lacked such a system until the 3rd century BC.