Our Trip to Rome A statue in St Peters square in the Vatican. Here we are, taking in the sights.

Our Trip to Rome

A statue in St Peter’s square in the Vatican.

Here we are, taking in the sights.

Our timetable of activities

Return homeLuna parkFriday

Sistine ChapelThe VaticanThursday

The ColosseumNational museumWednesday

Circus MaximusThe ForumTuesday

Piazza NavonaArrive in RomeMonday

AfternoonMorningDay

Introduction• Rome is the capital

of Italy

• It is a beautiful city full of ancient and modern buildings

• We went there to learn about its history and art

Piazza Navona

• On our first afternoon in Rome we went to a café on the Piazza Navona

• We ate ice creams

• The teachers drank cappuccinos

• There is a big fountain in the piazza

The Forum

• This was the political heart of Ancient Rome

• Ruins show where there were shops, offices, temples, and marble statues

• The Ancient Romans held chariot races at the Circus Maximus

A chariot racer

The national museum

There are lots of ancient statues in the museum.

The Colosseum

• Now partly ruined

• A 50,000 seat stadium, built in AD 72

• The site of ancient contests between gladiators, slaves and wild animals!

A photo of the Colosseum.

Gladiators

• Gladiators fought to entertain rich Romans

• They trained in schools, called ludi

• The word gladiator comes from the Latin for sword

A gladiator fight

The Vatican

• Vatican city is an independent state in the middle of Rome

• It is the home of the Pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church

• The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican was painted by Michelangelo

Great Italian food we ate

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pizza pasta dishes salami ice creams

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