In early ancient Rome there weren’t many buildings or structures yet. There might have been a few houses and markets. The houses in Rome were different according to how much money you had. The wealthy Romans had large houses with courtyards and a peristyle. A peristyle is a second courtyard inside the house. It was planted with trees and shrubs. The house also had openings in the roof so it was not all covered up. These houses were also called the roman country houses. More middle class Romans might have a smaller house with only a garden, a courtyard, and living space.

Apart from where Romans lived they also had temples where they could worship. The Romans believed in many gods. These temples and shrines were simple. Later as the empire expanded there w

Another roman structure was the Arch of Constantine. This is very close to the colluseum. It was built to celebrate a roman victory in war. It is a very large structure made from concrete. It has three arches on the middle, right, and left side. The arch in the middle is slightly larger than the ones on the sides. The arches in the Arch of Constantine are all connected to each other. There are columns on the outside used for decoration. It has a beautiful carved design with pictures of soldiers and horses. It is now still preserved.

As Rome got larger it had more buildings and structures. One of the most famous places in Rome is the colosseum. People would come there for entertainment. A lot of things happened on the colosseum such as gladiator fights and people being eaten by lions. The colosseum or amphitheater was very large. It has four stories and is in an oval shape. It was 157 feet high with about enough room to fit 50,000 people. It was made from brick and concrete. It had 80 entrances with 2 of them being reserved for the emperor. Underneath the l

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