Urbs Capitulum Primum

Man with a black cat on his shoulder and a traveling bag, entering a city gate.

Fēlēs et vir urbem intrant. Fēlēs cūriōsa est. Fēlēs multa et māxima aedificia spectat! Vir et fēlēs sunt amīcī.

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Fēlēs templa spectat. Fēlēs arcūs spectat. Fēlēs multās statuās spectat. Fēlēs multās columnās spectat.

Fēlēs īnsulās et vīllās spectat.

Man and cat walking by a triumphal arch in Rome

Two men shaking hands in a large garden in front of a very large villa.

Vir intrat māgnōs hortōs. Amīcus in māgnā vīllā in hortīs habitat. Amīcus virum salūtat. Vir in vīllā cum amīcō habitat.

A walk down the via sacra into the Roman Forum

Walk through the Roman Forum itself.

Several Latin tours of the Roman Forum from different time periods.

Image of a map of the large gardens in ancient Rome with a link to more information

Map of the horti of Rome by the Imperial period. (Capanna, 2012: tav. III in Carandini, A. (ed.) (2012) Atlante di Roma Antica: Biografia e Ritratti della Città. Milan: Electa © Sapienza Università di Roma. Reproduced with permission).

Also see here for a list of the large private horti in ancient Rome.

How would you answer these questions?

Why are there large gardens in the middle of ancient Rome, a city that was more densely populated than most modern cities?

Why is the city full of elaborate architecture and art? Who do you think paid for it?

Who do you think was represented in the art?

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