ppt on rome; to the point information

1. R
O
M
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2. • Mokshil Shah
• Aaditya Vishvakarma
• Dhruv Shah

3. INTRODUCTION
• It is the capital of Italy and also of the province of Rome and
of the region of Lazio.
• It is also the country’s largest and most populated community
and the fourth most populous city in the European Union.
• Rome is regarded the world’s most beautiful ancient cities and
contains vast amounts of priceless of art, palaces, museums,
parks, churches, temples, villas, piazzas(market places),
theatres, etc.

4. HISTORY
• Rome is one of the oldest named cities in the world which spans
2800 years of existence.
• It is named after Romulus, the reputed founder and the first
ruler.
• Its political power was eventually replaced by that of mostly of
Germanic origin, marking the beginning of the middle age.
• Rome became the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the
home of foreign state, the Vatican City, within its walls.

5. LOCATION
• The province of Rome is located in the region of Lazio, Italy.
• Once a major part called during the 18th century.
• Rome is also the principal tourist destination in Lazio, the city
that all roads led to for thousands of years.
• This ancient ‘ Eternal city ‘ is built along the banks of the Tiber
on seven hills.

7. RELIGION
• According to some sources the religion of the very earliest
Romans was simple animism (the beliefs in the natural things,
such as plants, animals, rocks and thunder have spirits and can
influence human events).
• Many Greek gods and ritual became a part of roman religion and
through study of Greek art, literature and mythology; many
Greek gods came to be identified with roman Gods.
• The early roman had no religious temples of statues to honour
the spirits of gods.
• The first temple and statues were built by Etruscan kings.
• The first of these, a temple on Capitoline hill, was built to
honour Jupiter, Juno and Minerva.

9. ROMAN CLOTHINGS
• Roman clothes were made of wool, spun into clothes by women of
the family.
• Linen, Cotton or Silk was brought to Rome from the other parts
of Empire.
• Washing clothes were difficult so they used sulphur or urine.
• Standard dress for man was toga and for women was stola.
• It was a law for all citizens to wear toga for public events.

12. JEWELLERY
• Men were only allowed to wear one piece of jewellery-a ring that is
used to make a mark in wax for sealing the documents but many
ignored rules and wore several rings and broaches to pin their
cloaks.
HAIRSTYLE
• All men had their haircut short and shaved. After the time of
Hadrian some men began growing beards.

15. ROMAN CUISINES
• In Early Rome, food consisted mostly of soups, boiled meats and
they didn’t bake breads.
• The lunch for Roman was called ‘Prandium’.
• Today, the city is home to numerous formidable and traditional
Italian dishes like Italian Pasta, Insalata Caprese, Spaghetti Alla
Carbonara.

17. EDUCATION
• Its first university, La Sapiens (founded in 1303), is the largest
in Europe & the second largest in the world, with more than 1,
40, 000 students attending.
• Two new public universities were founded during the last
decades i.e. Tor Vegas in 1982 and Roma Tree in 1992.
• Rome hosts also the LUISS School of government, Italy’s most
important graduate university in the areas of international
affairs and European studies.

19. ATTRACTION
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20. PANTHEON
• It was built in 126AD. Pantheon, which stands for “Temple of all
Gods "is the oldest dome structure in Rome i.e. still standing.
• In the Renaissence period, it was used as the final resting place
for many of the Rome’s famous artist like Raphael.
• Also, buried in the Pantheon are two Italian Kings & one Queen.
• It is the best example & preserved building from the ancient
Roman era. In fact, it has been studied and copied in building all
around the globe.

21. TREVI FOUNTAIN
• The fountain has been used in so many movies & videos because
of its beauty and magnificence.
• The backdrop of the fountain has a sculpture of Neptune riding
a chariot that is being pulled by a couple of sea horses.
• Each of the two sea horses represents the ever changing moods
you will see on the sea.
• On the left of the Neptune you will see a statue. This is
Abundance. The statue on the right is Salubrity.

22. COLOSSEUM
• The Colosseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an
elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, the
largest ever built in the Roman Empire.
• It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman
architecture and Roman Engineering.
• Capable of seating 50000 spectators, the Colosseum was used
for gladiator contests and public spectacles such as mock sea
battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous
battles and dramas based on classical mythology.

24. ST. PETER’S BASILICA
• The largest church in the world, this great building with
Michelangelo's impressive dome is the centre of Christianity .

25. CIRCUS MAXIMUS
• The circus maximus was an arena specially build for the wildly
populated chariot races .
• The largest stadium in ancient Rome , it had a seating capacity
of over 250000 people .

26. MOSQUE OF ROME
• Mosque of Rome build in traditional middle – eastern Islamic
style .
• Finished in 1995 the Mosque of Rome is the biggest in Europe .
• It is also the important centre amongst Rome’s growing Muslim
community .

27. SYNAGOGUE OF ROME
• It has eclectic architecture with slightly neo-classical & Jewish
influence.
• The biggest and the main synagogue of Rome, it provided a place
of worship to the city’s community ever since 1901-1904, when
the current eclectic was constructed.

28. SEVEN HILLS OF ROME
• The seven hills of Rome east of the River Tiber form the
geographical heart of Rome, within the walls of ancient city.
• The Seven Hills are:
1. Aventine Hills
2. Caelian Hill
3. Capitoline Hill
4. Esquiline Hill
5. Palatine Hill
6. Quirinal Hill
7. Viminal Hill
• The original city was held by tradition to have been founded by
Romulus on the Palatine Hill.

30. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to express my special
thanks of gratitude to my teacher
Pushpita Roy who gave me the golden
opportunity to do this wonderful
project on the topic Rome, which also
helped me in doing a lot of Research
and I came to know about so many new
things I am really thankful to them.

31. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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