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GEOGRAPHY OF ROME

GEOGRAPHY OF ROME. THE TIBER AND THE SEVEN HILLS. MAJOR LANDMARKS. The Capitoline Hill – the site of the Temple of Iuppiter Optimus Maximus The Palatine Hill – site of the emperor’s palace

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GEOGRAPHY OF ROME

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  1. GEOGRAPHY OF ROME

  2. THE TIBER AND THE SEVEN HILLS

  3. MAJOR LANDMARKS • The Capitoline Hill – the site of the Temple of Iuppiter Optimus Maximus • The Palatine Hill – site of the emperor’s palace • The Circus Maximus – venue for chariot races, lay between the Palatine and Aventine hills and after expansion by Julius Caesar could hold about 270,000 spectators • Forum Romanum – the principal public square, between Capitoline and Palatine. (See the clickable picture at http://intranet.grundel.nl/thinkquest/homeforum.html -) • The Colosseum (Amphithatrum Flavium), main venue for gladiator fights, situated to the east of the Forum Romanum

  4. THE CAPITOLINE HILL (http://www.the-romans.co.uk/prayer.htm)

  5. PALATINE HILL OVERLOOKING THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS

  6. CIRCUS MAXIMUS

  7. THE FORUM ROMANUM

  8. COLOSSEUM

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