1.4 Virtual Tour of Rome

What was the primary function of the first two buildings that the video introduces, the Theatre of Marcellus and the Circus Maximus?

• Entertainment like chariot races

• Meetings of the Senate

• The living quarters of the wealthy

• Churches for worshiping Roman gods

1. Besides the Colosseum, what was one other public space that Romans could use?

• The baths of Titus and Trajan

• The Palatine Hill

• The imperial box in the Circus Maximus

• The via nova

1. What was the purpose of the Forum?

   1. A place of government

   2. A place of religious worship

   3. A place for entertainment

   4. A place for buying and selling goods

• A place of government

• A place of religious worship

• A place for entertainment

• A place for buying and selling goods

1. What was the name for the speaker’s platform at the Forum?

• Rostra
• Tribunal
• Lectern
• Pulpit

How were some Roman emperors honored after their death?

• Their faces were carved into the side of a mountain

• Given control over the afterlife
• Turned into gods and temples were built to honor them

• Crowned with laurel wreaths

1. Which of the following was the most common feature of Rome explored by this video?

• 1. All the temples to Roman Emperors

• 1. All the public spaces devoted to the common person’s entertainment

• 1. All of the monuments to wars won

• 1. All of the non-Roman gods that became part of the religion

Imagine that you are a Roman living during the 3rd century CE. What do you think your average day would have consisted of? Do you think it's much different than how you would spend a day in the closest city today?