1. By: Sofia, Emily, Pranav, and Vedaant

2. Religion The Roman people believed that spirits were real and also guardian gods. They had gods for several different parts of their houses. The gods took care of their people, but if you forget to worship them bad things will happen to you.

3. Roman Arts Romans liked to make sculptures as an important part of daily life. Many Roman sculptures were copies of Greek sculptures. Romans decorated buildings, parks, private homes, and gardens with sculptures. Romans made a sculpture out of marble for the first time in ancient Rome’s empire. Romans also painted pictures. They decorated houses with paintings. In Pompeii, a lot of paintings were destroyed, but some were preserved. They were buried because of the volcano. Colored tiles are called mosaics. They were used to make pictures.

4. Colosseum Another name for the Colosseum is flavian amphitheatre. The Colosseum is made of concrete and stone. The Colosseum is the largest amphitheatre in Rome. It is considered one of the greatest structures. It was built in 70 -80 AD. Titus Vespusian built the Colosseum. The Colosseum can hold up to 50,000 -80,000 people. It was also for games.

5. Gods Jupiter was the most powerful and king of the gods. He had a thunderbolt, and if he wanted to bring order he would hurl his thunderbolt. Mars was Jupiter's son and the god of war. Nobody liked mars that much, not even his own brothers and sisters. Juno was Jupiter's sister, but she was also his wife. Juno watched over all the women in Rome. Neptune was the lord of the sea and brother of Jupiter. Neptune was powerful and moody.

6. The City of Rome The capital of Rome was the city of Rome. The city of Rome was built on 7 hills. It was located near the west coast of Italy. Roman belief states the city of Rome was founded by the half god twins Romulus and Remus. They had a fight to see who would be the king of Rome. Romulus won. The Regia- the original kings live here The Comitiom- this is where the assembly was held. Senate Curia- the meeting place of the senate Temple of Saturn- the temple that worshiped Saturn Temple of Julius Caesar- the temple which honored Julius Caesar after his death.

7. The City of Pompeii The city of Pompeii, during the times of ancient Rome, was a major resort city. But in 79 A.D., a disaster struck the city. The city was covered in 20 feet of ash and debris. Pompeii was settled around the 7 th century B.C. by the Oscan people. The prime location for trade and farming was the port city. “The rich volcanic soil from earlier eruptions of Vesuvius created prime farmland for grapes and olive trees.”

8. Jupiter

9. Map of Rome

10. Minerva

11. Bibliography Mr.donn.com: website Ducksters.com : website Ancient Rome the Mighty Empire : book