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GEOGRAPHY OF ROME.

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1 GEOGRAPHY OF ROME

2 THE TIBER AND THE SEVEN HILLS

3 MAJOR LANDMARKS The Capitoline Hill – the site of the Temple of Iuppiter Optimus Maximus The Palatine Hill – site of the emperor’s palace The Circus Maximus – venue for chariot races, lay between the Palatine and Aventine hills and after expansion by Julius Caesar could hold about 270,000 spectators Forum Romanum – the principal public square, between Capitoline and Palatine. (See the clickable picture at -) The Colosseum (Amphitheatrum Flavium), main venue for gladiator fights, situated to the east of the Forum Romanum

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5 THE CAPITOLINE HILL (http://www.the-romans.co.uk/prayer.htm)

6 PALATINE HILL OVERLOOKING THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS

7 CIRCUS MAXIMUS

8 CIRCUS MAXIMUS AROUND 100 A.D. AND TODAY

9 THE FORUM ROMANUM

10 COLOSSEUM

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