Many buildings from the ancient city of Rome still survive even though they are in ruins. Visitors to Rome today can walk in the Forum, walk inside temples and even see Roman sewers and the underground burial tunnels called the catacombs.
See how much you can discover about the ancient city of Rome. Write an ancient Roman guidebook to record what you find out.
What were the most famous buildings called?
What should a tourist have visited in Rome in about 300 A.D.?
What did Roman Emperors look like?
We have portraits of Emperors on coins as well as statues and paintings of some of them.
Paint a portrait of an Emperor. Should he look happy or sad, serious or excited?
Find out about the people who ruled the Roman Empire. Make a list of 'good' people and 'bad' people, and explain why they are on your list.
E.g. Emperor Augustus was a good man because he restored peace to the Roman Empire and set up a fire fighting service for the people of Rome.
Do you think it was better to have an Emperor in charge or should the Romans have stuck with the Republic?
How could the Romans have made the Republic a fairer sort of government?
Some Roman buildings smelled terrible because they were not regularly cleaned. Romans would burn bread in an attempt to remove the smell.
