A TRIP TO ROME
By: Eriel Coston 3B
Location and Geography
Ancestors/Romulus and Remus
Ancestors/Colonist : Early Settlers-Latins, Romans.
Romulus and Remus myth: They were twin brothers, they were abandoned by Amulius to die in the river Tiber . They were saved by a series of miraculous interventions, first the river carries them to safety, a she-wolf finds a suckles them, and a woodpecker feeds them. Then a shepherd and his wife take them in and foster them to manhood. The twins know about their true origins, they want to prove to be natural leaders. They then killed Amulius. They both wanted to find different cities to rule but neither of them liked each others ideas. Romulus killed Remus.
Architectural Achievements
Baths of Caracalla
Baths of Caracalla- They were the second largest baths built in Rome between AD 212-216 during the emperor of Caracalla.
Pantheon
Pantheon-Was commission by Marcus Agrippa during the region of Augustus as a temple to all gods of ancient Rome.
Roman Roads
Trajan's Columns
Circus Maximus
Catacombs
Forum
Aqueducts
Ptolemy and Virgil
Virgil-An ancient poet of the Augustan Period. he is known for three major works of literature, the Eclogues, and Georgics