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For my talk about an ancient civilization I decided to talk

about the ancient roman civilization, in modern


historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilization
from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century
BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the
5th century AD.
At the start, the Romans lived in a region that now forms
part of Italy. Through conquest of nearby peoples, the
Roman Empire expanded. At its peak, the empire
controlled most of Western Europe, North Africa,
Greece, the Balkans, and the Middle East. The capital
Rome grew from a simple village to a thriving metropolis.
The Romans were prodigious builders and expert civil
engineers, and their thriving civilization produced
advances in technology, culture and architecture that
remained unequaled for centuries.
The romans built lots of arches and buildings, and some
of them are:
1-the Arena of Nimes: is a Roman amphitheatre, Built
around 70 CE, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is
one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the
world. It is 133 meters long (145 yards) and 101 meters
wide (110 yards), with an arena measuring 68 meters (74
yards) by 38 meters (32 yards). The outer facade is 21
meters high (69 feet) with two stories of 60 arcades. It is
among the 20 largest Roman amphitheatres of the 400 in
existence. In Roman times, the building could hold
24,000 spectators, who were spread over 34 tiers of
terraces divided into four self-contained zones or
maeniana.
2-roman colossuem: s an oval amphitheatre in the centre
of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum.
It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is
still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world
today, despite its age. Construction began under the
emperor Vespasian (69–79 AD) in 72 and was completed
in 80 AD under his successor and heir, Titus (79–81).
Further modifications were made during the reign of
Domitian(81–96). The three emperors that were patrons
of the work are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the
amphitheatre was named the Flavian Amphitheatre, by
later classicists and archaeologists for its association with
their family name (Flavius).
3-The Villa of the Mysteryeis, is a well-preserved
suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of
Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of
exquisite frescos in one room, which are usually thought
to show the initiation of a young woman into a Greco-
Roman mystery cult. These are now among the best
known of the relatively rare survivals of Ancient Roman
painting from the 1st century BC.
Like the rest of the Roman city of Pompeii, the villa was
buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It was
excavated from 1909 onwards (long after much of the
main city). It is now a popular part of tourist visits to
Pompeii and forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage
Site at Pompeii.

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