GEOGRAPHY OF ROME

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GEOGRAPHY OF ROME
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THE TIBER AND THE SEVEN HILLS
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MAJOR LANDMARKS

• The Capitoline Hill the site of the Temple of
  Iuppiter Optimus Maximus
• The Palatine Hill site of the emperors palace
• The Circus Maximus venue for chariot races, lay
  between the Palatine and Aventine hills and after
  expansion by Julius Caesar could hold about
  270,000 spectators
• Forum Romanum the principal public square,
  between Capitoline and Palatine. (See the
  clickable picture at http//intranet.grundel.nl/th
  inkquest/homeforum.html -)
• The Colosseum (Amphitheatrum Flavium), main venue
  for gladiator fights, situated to the east of the
  Forum Romanum

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THE CAPITOLINE HILL (http//www.the-romans.co.uk/
prayer.htm)
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PALATINE HILL OVERLOOKING THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS
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CIRCUS MAXIMUS
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CIRCUS MAXIMUS AROUND 100 A.D. AND TODAY
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THE FORUM ROMANUM
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COLOSSEUM
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