Today in class researched Circus Maximus , Coliseum, Aqueducts, Roman Forum.
Coliseum
-Fire in 31 BC, destroyed the wooden structure, three fires
-Used for events such as processions of gladiator combats, but most days only chariot races
-Last race was held in 549 AD
-Located between the Aventine and Palatine hills

Circus Maximus
-Known as the Flavian Amphitheatre
-Located east of the Roman Forum
-One of the most famous monument
-Built nearly 2000 years ago for hosting violent gladiator games
 -620 by 513 feet

Aqueducts
-Basically a water bridge
-A water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water
-Built from a combination of stone and brick
-special volcanic cement pozzuolana
-Hard to build

Roman Forum
-People first began meeting in forum around 500 BC
-Central area of city
-Site was originally an Etruscan burial ground
-first developed in the 7th century BC