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The Colosseum is an anchient Roman building (also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre) is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy.

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The Roman government was a strange mix of a democracy and a republic. An interesting fact is that the people of Rome took many of their ideas of government from the Ancient Greeks.

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There are many similarities between the American government and the Roman government. One of the similarities is that they  they both have a court.  All in all the American and Roman governments are very similar.

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Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor  from 161 to 180. He served along side a man named Lucius Verus as co-emperor

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Many ancient Roman structures like the Pantheon, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum are still standing today thanks to the development of Roman cement and concrete.

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The Roman alphabet is what most of us still use today. We have added a few letters to it, however it is still the same alphabet used by the Romans.

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The Roman Legion was perhaps the most powerful army ever. They were capable of defeating armies far larger than themselves, even equipped with the same basic weapons: shields, spears and swords.

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These were written down and hung for all Romans to see.  The Romans made the "code of justice" that would apply to all Roman citizens.  One idea was that a person was innocent until proven guilty

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Gaius Julius Caesar, usually called Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

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Augustus was the founder of the Roman Principate and considered the first Roman emperor.

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The Romans invented the dome which was a roof formed by rounded arches.  The Romans made these out of concrete and molded them on the ground and then hoisted the blocks to the top of the buildings.

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Romans used these to unify distant parts of the empire.  Over 250,000 miles of concrete roads connected the cities of the Roman empire.

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These were concrete structures which brought water from springs, wells, and lakes to the people in the cities.