Research on Rome

The Romans came from Rome and their capital city was Rome. They were clever people with new ideas about law,art,building and technolgy.With theirmighty army and strong leaders,they invaded and conqred many countries and built a Roman empire that would last from around 146 BC to AD 476. Some peope welcomed Roman rule,but many fought against it until they were beaten by the romans in battle.

Hadrians wall in nothern England and the Raetien border in Germany are two famous frontiers and they form part of a network of forts and towns that covered the whole Roman empire. The Romans had well organized supply lines, and the people who lived under Roman rule had to provied money,food,gold,silver and slaves. Roman armies were stationed all over the frontier to make sure they did!

Did you now.
Romans used metal shovels,just like the ones you can find today in any hardware store.
Roman engineers also built bridges and aquaducts.

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Venice
Built on a lagoon at the end of the Adriatic Sea the city has more than 150 canals running through it.

Apulia
Apulia in Southeast Italy is a hilly agricultural region.

Alps
The Alps,stretching more than 3,200 km is the most important mountain range in western Europe.The highest point is Mont Blanc(4,808 m) on the border between France and Italy.

Mont Blanc Massif
Helbronner Point on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Massif has an altitude of 3,462 m.

Matterhorn
The Matterhorn(4,478) in France Mont Clevin is in the heart of the Alps on they border between Switzerland and Italy.

Adriatic sea
The Adriatic Sea forms a tongue of water between Italy and the Balkans.

Ancient Rome
About 2,000 years ago,Rome was one of the biggest cities in the world.At that time the Romans ruled all the lands around the Mediterranean sea.these lands were called the Roman Empire.

The Roman Empire
The Roman`s had a huge army of well-trained Soldiers.They used their Army to fight for new land and to protect the Empire.Most Soldiers fought on foot using a spear, a sword and a dagger

Home Comforts
In Rome ,rich people lived in comfortable houses with large gardens.Some had toilets,running water and a kind of central heating.

Research on Rome

Newspapers;
If your a fluent in Latin,a daily paper is called the Acta duirna actually a single handwritten sheet is handed out with the latest news.
Mail;
There's no postal service for ordinary citizens, but government mail is sent by courier. You could try charm or a bribe to have urgent letters included with the official mail. But its really not worth it if your only sending postcards home. They'll arrive months after you if they ever arrive.
Laundry.
If you have a toga it will need specialist dry cleaning. You can send your toga and other dirty washing to a fuller. Fullers generally treat cloth before its made into clothes, but they also offer a cleaning service.
Emergencies.
Since 6AD a combined police and fire-fighting force called the Cohors Vigilum has been in operation. They'll be on hand if your apartment catches fire, but don't expect them to do two jobs at once if your valuables are stolen.