Transcript Famous sites and monuments of Ancient Rome

7 Famous Sites in Rome
Monuments to Roman history.
Focus
As a Latin student, you should be familiar with the some of
the more famous sites of Ancient Rome. These sites
include:
•The Roman Forum
•The Curia
•Temples
•The Colosseum
•The Circus Maximus
•Roman Baths
•Campus Martius
Let’s look at each of these briefly.
You will learn more about them later in the course . .
The Roman Forum
• The Forum was the like the
“downtown” of a modern
city. It was the place to go
for business, politics and
religion.
The Curia
 Also in the forum was the
rostra or the platform from
which politicians would
frequently make speeches.
 The Curia or the Senate
House. It was located in the
forum.
Temples in Forum
The temple of Saturn
•The Romans
worshipped in
many places, but
the temple was a
house for the deity
and perhaps a
small altar. A large
altar on which
sacrifices were
performed was
outside of the
temple.
The temple of Vesta
The Colosseum
•The Colosseum, aka the Flavian
Amphitheater, was so named
for the family of emperors who
built it. It was started by the
emperor Vespasian and finished
by his son Titus.
•The Colosseum was an arena
for mainly gladiatorial
combats, but other shows
were also held there for the
masses.
The Colosseum
•Today , looking at the interior arena of the Colosseum, you can
see not only the floor but also the subterranean tunnels and
chambers that house the gladiators and games used for the
public shows.
Circus Maximus
The Circus Maximus was the
racing venue for chariots.
Back then it has been
estimated to hold over
250,000 spectators.
Recently, 2006, the Italian
gathered at the site to
watch the World Cup.
Roman Baths
•The Romans went to the baths daily. There they not only
groomed, but exercised as well as socialized. Here the Baths of
Caracalla are pictured. It housed the gymnastics portion of the
1960 Summer Olympics!
Campus Martius
•The Campus Martius was
originally an open field
where soldiers would train
for their military exercises.
•It was later filled with
public buildings like the
Pantheon and the Theater
of Pompey.
Campus Martius
Assignment
Create a PowerPoint using a
Google map on each slide. Your
Google maps should include 5
sites in Rome that you would want
to see (or have seen). You should
include at least a bath and a
temple.