Roman cities featured several iconic building types: 1) Amphitheatres hosted bloody gladiator battles and wild animal fights for entertainment. 2) Temples were sites of worship for Roman and local gods. Emperors were sometimes deified after death. 3) Aqueducts brought water into cities through bridges, as sources were sometimes far away. 4) Forums served as central town squares surrounded by government and commercial buildings.

1. ROMAN BUILDING
... What were Roman cities like ?

2. ROMAN EMPIRE

3. AMPHITEATHRES
● The amphitheatre was
where shows were put
on some of these seem
cruel to us today.
People could watch
wild animals fighting
each other or attacking
people. There were also
gladiator fights where
two men would fight
each other until one of
them was dead.

4. TEMPLES
● The temple was where the
romans went to worship their
gods the romans believed in
many different gods. When
they took over a new land
they often took over the gods
worshipped there as well.
Some emperors were
worshipped as gods after
they died later christianity
spread through the roman
empire and became the
official religion in AD 312.
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5. AQUEDUCTS
● The romans were
very good engineers
their towns had
sewers and piped
water supplies.
Sometimes water had
to be brought from far
away an aqueduct
was a kind of bridge
that carried water
across the valley.
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6. FORUM
● The forum was like a
town square
important government
buildings like law
courts and offices
were built around it
and market stalls
were sometimes set
up inside it. It was
often the centre of the
city where people met
and did business.

7. BATHS
The thermae or bath houses
were not only places for washing
but some people went to meet
friends and spend spare time.
Large bath houses had
restaurants games rooms snack
bars and even libraries. Baths
could be very hot where people
sat round as in a sauna or very
cold. Men and women either had
separate bath houses or used
the same one at different times.

8. CIRCUS
The Roman circus (from Latin,
"circle") was a large open-air venue
used for public events in the
ancient Roman empire. The
circuses were similar to the Ancient
Greeks hippodromes, although
serving varying purposes. Along
with Teathres and amphiteathres,
Circuses were one of the main
entertainment sites of the time.
Circuses were venues for chariot
races, horse races, and
performances that commemorated
important events of the empire
were performed there. For events
that involved re-enactments of
naval battles, the circus was
flooded with water.

9. ROMAN BUILDINGS
And all this in their cities...