Palatine Hill

Romans were direct descendants of the Etruscans. Additionally, archaeological evidence suggests that the Romans emerged as a distinct group in central Italy, separate from the Etruscans. Excavations of early Roman sites, such as those on the Palatine Hill in Rome, reveal indigenous

Latium was “ancient area in west-central Italy, originally limited to the territory around the Alban Hills, but extending by about 500BC south of the Tiber River as far as the promontory of Mount Circeo. It was bounded on the northwest by Etruria, on the southeast by Campania, on the east by Samnium, and on the northeast by the territory of the Sabini, Aequi, and Marsi.The modern region of Lazio extends farther to include the entire coastal plain between the Fiora River in the north and Garigliano

Rome became the beautiful Italy in 1870 after stealing the honorary title from Florence. Rome is called the "Eternal city" and also the "capital of the world". It's a must see for anyone visiting Europe, and one of the most historically rich places imaginable. Here is part one of our list of facts about Rome. Number Fifteen: The Trevi Fountain It's been said that each and every night at this famous site, 3,000 Euros (about $3,300) are swept up from the water at the bottom of the fountain. The proceeds

The Roman Empire left a legacy that still continues to affect people with modern technology. The Romans’ technology might have not been as advanced as modern technology today, but they still managed to caused great impact over the ancient people. The Roman Empire’s inventions and innovations such as indoor plumbing, aqueducts, and construction of roads and buildings with their fast drying will always be notable attention because they managed to acquire extensive progress without modern methods. However

Wooden Stadiums A fire in 31 BC, the first of three, destroyed the wooden structure. It was rebuilt by Emperor Augustus who also added an imperial box on the Palatine Hill. A large obelisk from Heliopolis was added to the spina as a decoration. The obelisk can now be found at the center of the Piazza del Popolo. Another obelisk was added much later, in the fourth century. A second fire, in 64 AD, which started in wooden shops at the bottom around the track started the fire that burned much of Rome

it was one of the biggest and best arenas in ancient Rome. It could seat 250,000 spectators, and had 300,000 seats. It was HUGE, 2037 feet in length and 387 feet in width. It had a circumference of a mile. It was situated between 2 hills, the Aventine and Palatine hills, and when it started, spectators watched from there. It had its share of blood and difficulties, but it can’t be denied that Circus Maximus was awe-inspiring. The Circus Maximus was one of the best constructed buildings in ancient

EARLY DATE, THE SKY-GOD JUPITER (GENERALLY EQUATED WITH THE GREEK GOD ZEUS) TOOK ON GREAT IMPORTANCE IN THE ROMAN STATE RELIGION. HIS MAIN TEMPLE IN ROME, THAT OF JUPITER OPTIMUS MAXIMUS ('THE BEST AND GREATEST') WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE CAPITOLINE HILL IN 509 BC AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC, AND WAS REBUILT SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT ROMAN HISTORY. THE IMAGE SHOWN HERE DEPICTS THE CAPITOLIUM (CENTRAL TEMPLE DEDICATED TO THE CAPITOLINE TRIAD) AT SBEITLA IN MODERN TUNISIA, PART OF THE ROMAN

already saw their cities as ancient. Over 500-years of construction, destruction and reconstruction had built the city. Romans story is sacred and they worshipped a goddess named Roma that personifies the city. Rome was founded on the Palatine hill, one of Rome’s oldest hills. Back to 8 century BC, the city’s founding fathers were Romulus and Remus, the semi-divine sons of the god Mars. This explains the engineering work that seems super human in scale. The Roman forum is the commercial, political and

Approximately two thousand years ago, Rome was the world first mega city with a population of over one million people. With so many people, how was Rome able to maintain order and discipline. One way was with an emperor and a senate, maintaining law and order of very proud people through the roman architecture and art. The emperors as undisputed rulers had the authority and responsibility to maintain peace across all of his imperial territories especially his capital. Individually through peaceful

create in essence a better greece. The two had many arguments one of which resulted in the death of Remus. Romulus had wanted to start Rome on the Palatine Hill but Remus had wanted to build on Aventine Hill(3). The two decided to settle the argument through an augury. Though Romulus is clearly favored Remus claims that he was told to build on his hill.(3) In the disputes that follow Remus is killed. Romulus throws a festival called the Lemuria for Remus’s death.(3) Then he begins work and construction