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Our Trip to Rome

Our Trip to Rome. Here we are, taking in the sights. A statue in St Peter’s square in the Vatican. Day. Morning. Afternoon. Monday. Arrive in Rome. Piazza Navona. Tuesday. Circus Maximus. The Forum. Wednesday. National museum. The Colosseum. Thursday. The Vatican. Sistine Chapel.

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Our Trip to Rome

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  1. Our Trip to Rome Here we are, taking in the sights. A statue in St Peter’s square in the Vatican.

  2. Day Morning Afternoon Monday Arrive in Rome Piazza Navona Tuesday Circus Maximus The Forum Wednesday National museum The Colosseum Thursday The Vatican Sistine Chapel Friday Luna park Return home Our timetable of activities

  3. Introduction • Rome is the capital of Italy • It is a beautiful city full of ancient and modern buildings • We went there to learn about its history and art

  4. Piazza Navona • On our first afternoon in Rome we went to a café on the Piazza Navona • We ate ice creams • The teachers drank cappuccinos • There is a big fountain in the piazza

  5. The Forum • This was the political heart of Ancient Rome • Ruins show where there were shops, offices, temples, and marble statues • The Ancient Romans held chariot races at the Circus Maximus A chariot racer

  6. The national museum There are lots of ancient statues in the museum.

  7. The Colosseum • Now partly ruined • A 50,000 seat stadium, built in AD 72 • The site of ancient contests between gladiators, slaves and wild animals! A photo of the Colosseum.

  8. Gladiators • Gladiators fought to entertain rich Romans • They trained in schools, called ludi • The word gladiator comes from the Latin for sword A gladiator fight

  9. The Vatican • Vatican city is an independent state in the middle of Rome • It is the home of the Pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church • The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican was painted by Michelangelo

  10. Great Italian food we ate

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