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The Romans copied a lot of things from ancient Greece like their gods and goddesses but changed their names, they also copied their art. I got this because I read the Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus series more than 10 time.

Good - just remember those are novels so not everything in them will be 100% accurate!

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Sometimes the Romans would flood the Colosseum or Circus Maximus for a boat battle

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If you are headed to Rome with children, you might think it difficult to keep their attentions on the wonders of Ancient Rome. But sometimes those Ancient Romans did some strange things that your kids might find strange and interesting too.

1. Rome was founded by two brothers nursed by a she-wolf.

The two twin brothers were named Romulus and Remus and were abandoned soon after their birth. They were discovered by a she-wolf on the banks of the Tiber, who took them in and fed them. Eventually the boys grew up to found a city. But like brothers, they had an argument about who would be the ruler of their new city, and Remus was killed. Romulus became ruler and named the city after himself: Rome.

TRAVEL TIP: Go see the she-wolf suckling the twin brothers up on the Capitoline Hill to the left of the Palazzo Senatorio. Or see the original bronze statue inside the Capitoline Museums.

2. The Ancient Romans worshipped a lot of different gods and goddesses.

And each god and goddess had its specialty: Venus was worshipped if you had a problem in love and Janus when there was a change in your life. Even the emperors became gods, and the Romans also imported gods from other countries.

TRAVEL TIP: Go see the ruins of the Forum. Though it doesn't look like much, the temples of some of the most important gods were here.

3. Sometimes the Romans would flood the whole Colosseum or Circus Maximus for a boat battle.

Big boats topped with warriors fought it out in the water and were complete down to the live props, like alligators.

TRAVEL TIP: Go see the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus and try to imagine the whole thing filled with water.

4. Ancient Rome is underground.

Have you ever wondered why all the ancient stuff is so much lower than street level? That's because after so many hundreds of years, the city has piled up, building on top of building.

TRAVEL TIP: Go underground two layers at Basilica San Clemente. Three levels down in the Ancient Roman houses, you can really get a sense for how stacked up Rome actually is.

5. Vestal virgins were chosen when they were less than ten-years old.

Then they were brought to the temple where they would live for the rest of their lives. In Ancient Rome, vestal virgins were like priestesses. They ensured that Rome's sacred flame did not go out (if it did, that was very bad for the city) and presided over many of Rome's religious rites.

TRAVEL TIP: Go see the temple of the Vestal Virgins in the Forum. It stands out for the many statues lining its rectangle lawn.

6. Two hills of Rome have given their names to words related to their roles in Ancient Rome.

The Capitoline Hill, where the most important gods were, lent its name to the word "capitol." While the Palatine Hill, where the emperors made their palaces, lent its name to the word "palace." There are many more Ancient Roman words that can be found in English today, such as the months of the year.

TRAVEL TIP: Go see the Capitoline and Palatine Hill for a glimpse of the first capitol and palace.

7. Romans used to eat dormice and other weird foods like flamingo.

8. And they used to eat dinner lying down on couches.

If you were invited to a dinner party in Ancient Rome, you would be shown to a room lined with couches, not tables and chairs. They used to prop themselves on their left arm and use their right to bring their food to their mouth. Try to convince your parents to let you try it!

9. Ancient Rome used to be covered in graffiti, just like today.

Though usually their graffiti was scratched into stone and not painted on with colour.

TRAVEL TIP: Go see preserved graffiti of a gladiator in the display cases at the Colosseum.

10. Romans used to wash clothes in urine!

Because urine contains ammonia, a powerful bleaching agent, ancient Romans used to wash their clothes in pee! At many street corners there were public urinals that men could use and their contents were collected every day and brought to the laundries.

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10 Fun Facts about Ancient Rome for Kids (plus cool places to visit)|10 Fun Facts about Ancient Rome for Kids (plus cool places to visit)

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Ancient Rome has always been interesting for kids, and Rome today is a cool, kid-friendly place to visit. Our fun facts about ancient Rome + travel tips!|Ancient Rome has always been interesting for kids, and Rome today is a cool, kid-friendly place to visit. Our fun facts about ancient Rome + travel tips!

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Urine Tax was a tax charged by the Roman emperor Nero in the 1st century upon the collection of urine. The tax was eventually discontinued, but it was brought back into effect again by Nero's successor Vespasian and applied to all public toilets.

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The Vikings are infamous for their plundering ways. But many of them actually travelled to other countries to settle peacefully and farm or craft, or to trade goods to take back home.

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The Romans had built a road network of 53,000 miles by the early fourth century. Each Roman mile was about 4,800 feet and marked by a milestone, giving birth to the saying “All roads lead to Rome.”

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Vikings were known for their excellent hygiene. Excavations have shown that they had combs, tweezers, razors and ear cleaners all made from animal bones and fur.

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1. Vikings didn't wear horned helmets.

Forget almost every Viking warrior costume you've ever seen. Sure, the pugnacious Norsemen probably sported headgear, but that whole horn-festooned helmet look? Depictions dating from the Viking age don't show it, and the only authentic Viking helmet ever discovered is decidedly horn-free. Painters seem to have fabricated the trend during the 19th century, perhaps inspired by descriptions of northern Europeans by ancient Greek and Roman chroniclers. Long before the Vikings' time, Norse and Germanic priests did indeed wear horned helmets for ceremonial purposes.

2. Vikings were known for their excellent hygiene.

Between rowing boats and decapitating enemies, Viking men must have stunk to high Valhalla, right? Quite the opposite. Excavations of Viking sites have turned up tweezers, razors, combs and ear cleaners made from animal bones and antlers. Vikings also bathed at least once a week-much more frequently than other Europeans of their day-and enjoyed dips in natural hot springs.

3. Vikings used a unique liquid to start fires.

Clean freaks though they were, the Vikings had no qualms about harnessing the power of one human waste product. They would collect a fungus called touchwood from tree bark and boil it for several days in urine before pounding it into something akin to felt. The sodium nitrate found in urine would allow the material to smolder rather than burn, so Vikings could take fire with them on the go.

4. Vikings buried their dead in boats.

There's no denying Vikings loved their boats-so much that it was a great honor to be interred in one. In the Norse religion, valiant warriors entered festive and glorious realms after death, and it was thought that the vessels that served them well in life would help them reach their final destinations. Distinguished raiders and prominent women were often laid to rest in ships, surrounded by weapons, valuable goods and sometimes even sacrificed slaves.

5. Vikings were active in the slave trade.

Many Vikings got rich off human trafficking. They would capture and enslave women and young men while pillaging Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and Slavic settlements. These "thralls," as they were known, were then sold in giant slave markets across Europe and the Middle East.

6. Viking women enjoyed some basic rights.

Viking girls got hitched as young as 12 and had to mind the household while their husbands sailed off on adventures. Still, they had more freedom than other women of their era. As long as they weren't thralls, Viking women could inherit property, request a divorce and reclaim their dowries if their marriages ended.

7. Viking men spent most of their time farming.

This may come as a disappointment, but most Viking men brandished scythes, not swords. True, some were callous pirates who only stepped off their boats to burn villages, but the vast majority peacefully sowed barley, rye and oats-at least for part of the year. They also raised cattle, goats, pigs and sheep on their small farms, which typically yielded just enough food to support a family.

8. Vikings skied for fun.

Scandinavians developed primitive skis at least 6,000 years ago, though ancient Russians may have invented them even earlier. By the Viking Age, Norsemen regarded skiing as an efficient way to get around and a popular form of recreation. They even worshipped a god of skiing, Ullr.

9. Viking gentlemen preferred being blond.

To conform to their culture's beauty ideals, brunette Vikings-usually men-would use a strong soap with a high lye content to bleach their hair. In some regions, beards were lightened as well. It's likely these treatments also helped Vikings with a problem far more prickly and rampant than mousy manes: head lice.

10. Vikings were never part of a unified group.

Vikings didn't recognize fellow Vikings. In fact, they probably didn't even call themselves Vikings: The term simply referred to all Scandinavians who took part in overseas expeditions. During the Viking Age, the land that now makes up Denmark, Norway and Sweden was a patchwork of chieftain-led tribes that often fought against each other-when they weren't busy wreaking havoc on foreign shores, that is.

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10 Things You May Not Know About the Vikings

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Forget almost every Viking warrior costume you've ever seen. Sure, the pugnacious Norsemen probably sported headgear, but that whole horn-festooned helmet look? Depictions dating from the Viking age don't show it, and the only authentic Viking helmet ever discovered is decidedly horn-free.

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·       The Celts established their own customs and culture throughout Scotland, establishing the clan system headed by a single chieftain as the family unit, and a class structure which placed warriors at the top, priests, bards and merchants in the middle, and artisans, farmers, and slaves at the bottom.

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The Romans settled in Scotland to protect themselves from the unfriendly northern tribes. And came to Scotland in 43 AD