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Definition of the glossary term Seven Hills of Rome

For over four hundred years, mountain streams have furnished Rome with some of the world's best water. Yet the supply is perennially vulnerable to earthquakes.

Athletics, recreation and other physical activities helped to keep Roman boys and men fit for the army. Find out what kinds of activities they enjoyed 1000s of years ago.

Capture student's attention through role playing. Let students choose their own history adventure in the classroom and make learning come alive!

Though the Vestal Virgins had precious luxuries not afforded other Roman women, there were certain sacrifices made for them.

The priestesses of the goddess Vesta were accorded a level of respect not afforded to most women in ancient Rome; the price was their life-long chastity.

Commerce was vital to the increasing growth of Rome and to the happiness of its people. Merchant forums provided space for Romans to gather and buy all that they needed.

After appearing as a small village in the 900s B.C.E., Rome became a prominent city between 616 and 506, while dominated by foreign kings. In 506 Rome won its independenc

Women in ancient Rome, even of the upper classes, were sometimes drawn, whether by a need for applause or for cash, willingly into the gladitorial conflicts of the arena.

Information and statistics on the Rostrum, Trevi fountain, Vatican, pasta, Nero, Isola Tiberina, gladiator school, basilicas and museums in the Italian capital city, Roma

A forum was an integral aspect of a Roman city. It was where all major political and commercial activity occurred, and was where the people of a Roman town gathered.

The twelve city-states of Etruria evolved into a highly sophisticated and prosperous society that celebrated life through pleasures yet failed to develop political unity.

Test your knowledge of these 16th- and 17th-century Dutch and Italian painters.

From the earliest days of Rome, the Vestal Virgins tended the sacred fire in Vesta's temple, forging an ancient sorority that symbolized the power of the old religion.

Apart from the canals of Venice and Michelangelo's David in Florence, Rome is a city all its own.