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Septem Montem Romae. What do you know already about Rome’s hills? What are you expecting to learn?. The Seven Hills of Rome were formed by the Tiber River valley cutting through the land. According to legend, Romulus founded Rome on the Palatine Hill.
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What do you know already about Rome’s hills? • What are you expecting to learn?
The Seven Hills of Rome were formed by the Tiber River valley cutting through the land
According to legend, Romulus founded Rome on the Palatine Hill. What is the name of the book written about these events? Who is the historian who gave us those stories?
Ab Urbe Condita • “From the Founding of the City” • Livy! Optime!
Originally, the seven hills were not a cohesive community But over time, they began acting as a group and bonding as a civilization
Eventually, ServiusTullius established the hills as a community by building the Servian Walls around the settlements.
Check your map! Terms to Know • Mons Aventinus • Mons Caelius • Mons Capitolinus • Mons Esquilinus • Mons Palatinus • Mons Qirinalis • Mons Viminalis • Insula Tiberis • Amphiteatrum • Campus Martius • Circus Maximus • FlumenTiberis • Forum Romanum • PortaCapena
Can Queen Victoria Eat Cold Apple Pie? Capitoline Quirinal Viminal Esquiline Caelian Aventine Palatine
What was the Forum Romanum? It was for centuries the center of Roman public life: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches and criminal trials; and the nucleus of commercial affairs.
Here statues and monuments commemorated the city's great men. • It was located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills
You have each been given a map with locations already plotted for you • There are different maps around the room – find people who have the locations which you need to complete your map! • First person to complete their map, sede (sit down) et tolletuammanum! (and raise your hand!) • Bonamfortunam!
Let’s take a look at this interactive map! http://intranet.grundel.nl/thinkquest/homeforum.html
Golden Milestone (MilliariumAureum) Erected by Augustus – all roads began from this spot, and all distances in the Empire were measured relative to this point.
Basilica Iulia What’s this? What’s this?
How many do you remember?? Put your map away and see how many you can do from memory!
