Ancient RomeExploring the city of

RomeDate: 1/20/2012

Daily Question: How did the architecture of Rome represent the glory of the empire?

Warm-up Question: Based on your knowledge of the daily life in the city of Rome, what do you think the city of Rome looks like?

A Tourist Map of the City of Rome

• As a class, we are going to construct a large tourist map of the city of Rome.• In order to do this, we need to research the different buildings that existed

during the Ancient Roman times and learn about what they were used for.• Each group will be given one building/monument to read about and can

reference the readings about daily life in Rome• You will make a large 2-D model of that building/monument and a caption to

go with it.• 2-D model must be DETAILED (use pictures and descriptions you have) – large

poster• Each caption should include: (at least 1 FULL page)

• What does the building look like? What is it made out of?• Why did they construct the building? What was it used for?• What does the building tell us about life in the Ancient city of Rome?

• We will put all the pieces together to create a map of the city of Rome for the classroom.

Building/Monument Groups

• Foro Romano (Temple of Rome, Basiliza of Constantine, House of Nero, Hall of Julia (Law Court), House of Domitian, Capitol)

• Colosseo• Circo Massimo• Palatino (Palatine Hill)• Pantheon• Thermae di Caracalla & Thermae di Divcletian • Mausoleum di Augustus• Acquedotto• Aurelian Wall

Ancient Rome

City of Rome

City of Rome

Foro Romano

Colosseo

Colosseo

Circo Massimo

Palatino

Pantheon

Thermae di Caracalla &Thermae di Diocletian

Mausoleum di Augustus

aqueducts

Aurelian Wall