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The Ancient Civilization of
ROME
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Government
Architecture
Daily Life
Agriculture
Geography
Religion
Links
Researched and Written by
Paloma
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DAILY LIFE
Daily Life
Men in ancient Rome voted, worked jobs, and made
decisions. Women took care of the house. Children
went to school or helped their parents. Poor
people were called Plebians. Rich people were
called Patricians.
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Government
Government
Rome was ruled by emperors. A famous one was
Augustus. But before there were emperors, the
government was a republic, like ours.
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Architecture
Architecture
Arches and aqueducts were famous architecture in
ancient Rome. Aqueducts were for irrigating their
farms. Sometimes half-circle shapes, called
arches, decorated them. A famous building is the
Colosseum.
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Rich Romans had farms and houses in the country.
The land was hilly and had stones in it. Romans
grew olives, wheat, grapes, and barley.
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Geography
Geography
Rome is the capital city of Italy. In ancient
times, it was the capital city of the Roman
Empire. At its highest point, it was huge! Then,
it covered parts of Spain, France, and Egypt.
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Religion
Religion
Romans worshipped many gods and goddesses. A few
were Jupiter, Juno, Phoebus, Venus, and Minerva.
They were based on Greek gods. Also, when the
emperor Augustus died, he was made a god.
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Links
Links
Click on a link below to learn more.
Voyage Back in Time
World History Rome
Roman Numerals Chart
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