Name: ______
Your task is to plan a Roman city on the graph paper on the other side of this page. Roman cities were well planned and organized. City blocks were laid out in square patterns. Many of these blocks were reserved for housing varying from wealthy houses to crowded apartments. Other blocks were set aside for the recreational, religious, commercial, and political uses of the city’s inhabitants. The location of various buildings and amenities was taken into consideration; for example the thermae and markets of the city would not all be located together, but rather spread throughout the city so that there was one close to you regardless of where in the city you lived. Consider style and function as you create your beautiful and practical Roman city!
City Requirements:
Insula (city blocks) must be three squares by three squares each.
Roads should be one block wide.
50 % of your insula should be housing/residences
Include in your city (see glossary for assistance):
walls gates pomerium cardo decumanus
*aqueduct *reservoir temples forum markets
amphitheatre theatres thermae
*the aqueduct should enter your city from outside and over the walls leading to a reservoir
*the reservoir was an enclosed tank rather than an open pond
City Information:
What is the name of your city in Latin and what does it mean?
Where in the Roman Empire is your city found (see empire map for assistance)?
In what year of the Empire are we currently viewing your city?
Who is the emperor at this time?
What characterizes the reign of this emperor?
Brochure requirements:
Panel 1: cover with city name
Panel 2: empire map showing where your city is located
Panel 3: city highlights and special attractions
Panel 4: year brochure is published, who the emperor is at this time, and what characterizes his reign.
Panel 5: discuss social class in your city
Panel 6: discuss religion in your city