P1. Places of Ancient Rome by Isaiah Graham

1. The Colosseum

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The colosseum was built between 70 and 80 AD. It was built by the emperor Vespasian, and his son Titus. The colosseum was built to celebrate the victory of Rome over the kingdom of Judea. It was used for celebrations and for gladiator matches. The building itself was created using slaves captured in battle.

2. The baths of Caracalla

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3. Trajan's Forum

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Trajan's Forum has a lot of history about it but here are some things about the place. The name of the man who built it was named Apollodorus of Damascus. He was a Greek engineer and architect who made a lot of buildings and he has a military background. Another thing about Trajan's Forum is that it was made for selling and trading things. The Trajan's Forum was built in 107 AD then inaugurated in 112 AD. The last thing is that they built it because Trajan fought and won and then they built Trajan's Forum because they won.

4. The Pantheon

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5. Circus Maximus

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The Circus Maximus was built in the 6th century and was used for chariot races and gladiator games. It was the largest entertainment area of this ancient time period. This Circus was nearly 6 football fields by 2 football fields and could hold 600,000 people. The chariots would race around the long track with poles at the end. It was built with marble in the bottom layers and wood on the upper layers of seating. It was built by Lucius Tarquinius Priscus.

6. Theater of Marcellus

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Did you know that the Theater of Marcellus’s earliest date was 13 BCE, and that the seating capacity is 11,000 - 20,000? The cavea had white marble where people could sit. The Cavea width is 130 meters and the orchestra width is 37 meters. This theater was started by Julius Ceaser and completed by Augustus. The theater was used for games honoring Apollo, the god that Augustus liked.

7. Domus Aurea

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Draft:The Domus Aurea was built after the fire in 64 AD. It finished construction in 68 AD when Emperor Nero built it. It was built to show his power and money. He used it as his Palace. It was made of concrete and gold.

8. Theatre of Pompey

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The theatre of pompey was built around 55 bc, and was built by Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus the theatre of pompey as a political tool to glorify his achievements. It was also used to solidify his power, and gain public favor, during a time of political instability. The theatre of pompey was built on flat land.

9. Arch of Constantine

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10. Acqua Claudia

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The Acqua Claudia was starting to be built in 38 A.D and was finished in 52 A.D. The Acqua Claudia was made by an Emperor named Claudius. The reason why the Acqua claudia was built is because the people in Rome needed water. It was used to bring water to and back to Rome. They built the bridge with water with a 6-16 meter pillars to make it taller.

11. Cloaca Maxima

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12. Temple of Portunus

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the temple of portunus was built between 80 bce and 120 bce. It was built by Hermodorus of Salamis. It was built to honor Portunus, a Roman god. It was made out of tufa and travertine stone.

13. Capitoline Hill

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14. Arch of Titus

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15. Ponte Fabricio

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The short Ponte Fabricio, Rome’s oldest bridge is located between the Jewish quarter and the Trastevere neighborhood. It’s one of the two bridges that connect man made Tiber Island with Rome’s mainland Fabricio bridge connects Tiber Island with the Jewish quarter and Ponte Cestio is the bridge connecting the island with Trastevere.

16. Tiber Island, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

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Tiber island was built in 1518 B.C There isn't really a person who found it because that is a geographic feature. Tiber island was built to heal the sick. It was used in Greece to bring back the statue of god of medicine and healing. Tiber island was built out of a ridge of alluvial sand and just shaped by a river over time.

17. Ostia Antica

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Ostia antica was built in 335 BC. They built it for military purposes. Then it became an important commercial hub. People arrived in ships from every part of the known world. In the 4th century AD it was not as functional as it used to be. Emperors Trajan and Hadrian initiated Otisa antica.

18. Appian Way

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appian way is an old road built in 312 BC. It is one of the most important thing for trading, military movement, and communication. Appius Claudius caecus made the appian way. It is made from smoothly fitted blocks of lava on a heavy stone foundation. They used it as the first ever high way.

19. Alban Hills

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20. Tarpeian Rock

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The Tarpeinian Rock was in a mountain when Lucius Tarquinius superbus the 7th king of rome in around 71 AD was doing renovations to remove shrines and more. The rock is 80 feet high and roughly 25 feet long. Even though this rock has been just sitting in the earth for thousands of years it is still a huge tourist attraction today. It was also used as a way of execution.

21. Temple of Hercules Victor

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22. Aurelian Walls

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23. Stadium of Domitian

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The Stadium of Domitiam is one of the oldest weirdest of them all. It was built in 80 AD and only built to replace the plaza Nova after "fire damage". It was also built for sporting events. The Roman emperor Domittan built it using slaves. Domitiam used the stadium for messed up fights all of the time! He only did that because he was selfish and not a good person and only cared about himself

24. Circus of Maxentius

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Circus Maximus was built in the sixth century BC by a man named Tarquinius Priscus. Circus Maximus was built for chariot races. It is located between the Aventine and Palatine hills. These are some things about Circus.

25. Curia Julia

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26. Basilica Julia

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27. The Rostra

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28. Tabularium

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