March with gladiators through the streets of Rome โ chariots, emperors and the mighty Colosseum. Press play to hear the story, then test your smarts!
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753
BC โ City founded
50,000
Colosseum seats
80,000
km of roads
3
Continents ruled
Colosseum
50,000 seats
Aqueducts
carried clean water
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The Founding of Rome. Long ago, twin brothers called Romulus and Remus were left beside a river. A kind she-wolf found them and fed them with her milk. When they grew up they decided to build a city, but they argued over where. Romulus won, so the city was named after him, Rome.
Gladiators and the Colosseum. The Colosseum was a giant stone arena in the middle of Rome. As many as fifty thousand people could squeeze in to watch the shows. Gladiators were fighters who battled each other, and sometimes even wild animals. When a fighter won, the crowd roared with joy.
Roman Roads and Aqueducts. The Romans were amazing builders. They built more than eighty thousand kilometres of straight, strong roads, so soldiers and traders could travel fast. They also built aqueducts, which are like giant stone bridges that carried clean water from the hills right into the city.
Roman Gods. The Romans believed in many gods. Jupiter was the king of the gods, who threw lightning bolts. Mars was the god of war, and Minerva was the goddess of wisdom. The Romans built temples and made statues to honour their gods.
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The Romans used the eagle as the symbol of their mighty army.
The Romans brought an early pasta to Europe, called lagana.
Romans had public baths with hot water, two thousand years ago.
Our calendar comes from the Julian calendar, invented in Rome.
Roman actresses invented the high heel.
Pepper was so precious that Romans paid with it like money.
The Romans invented concrete, which still holds up the Colosseum.
Rome had four stadiums for chariot races โ bigger than most modern cities!
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