Town and City
MANY OF THE TOWNS in Italy and the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea were already old and well-established when the Romans invaded. Under Roman rule these towns prospered and grew.
In other parts of Europe, where people had never lived in a big town, the roman invaders built impressive new cities.
Roman towns had straight, paved roads planned on a grid pattern. Some were broad streets with pavements. Others were alleys just wide enough for a donkey. Most streets were busy with noisy crowds, street merchants, carts and rowdy bars. The streets divided the buildings into blocks called insulae, which means islands. The homes of wealthy families were spacious and comfortable. Poorer Romans often lived in apartment blocks that were badly built, crowded and in constant danger of burning down. Fresh water was brought into towns through a system of channels called an aqueduct. The water was piped to fountains, public baths and to the homes of the wealthy.
THE STREETS OF POMPEII
On August 24, AD79, the volcano Vesuvius erupted violently, burying the Roman town of Pompeii in ash and lava. Work began in 1748 to excavate the ancient town, and its streets, shops and houses have slowly been revealed. In this excavated street, the deep ruts in the road made by cart wheels are clearly visible. Streets, were often filled with mud and filth, so stepping-stones were laid for pedestrians to cross.
AQUEDUCTS
Water was carried into Roman towns and cities through a system of channels and pipes called aqueducts. Most of these were underground. Sometimes they were supported on high arches, such as this one, which still stands today in France. The water came from fresh springs, streams and lakes.
HERCULANEUM
The volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii caused a mud flow thar buried a nearby coastal town, Herculaneum. Here, too, archaeologists have discovered houses, public baths, shows how crowded parts of the town were, with narrow paved streets separating the buildings.
Town and City MANY OF THE TOWNS in Italy and the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea were already old and well-established when the Romans invaded. Under Roman rule these towns prospered and grew. In other parts of Europe, where people had never lived in a big town, the roman invaders built impressive new cities. Roman towns had straight, paved roads planned on a grid pattern. Some were broad streets with pavements. Others were alleys just wide enough for a donkey. Most streets were busy with noisy crowds, street merchants, carts and rowdy bars. The streets divided the buildings into blocks called insulae, which means islands. The homes of wealthy families were spacious and comfortable. Poorer Romans often lived in apartment blocks that were badly built, crowded and in constant danger of burning down. Fresh water was brought into towns through a system of channels called an aqueduct. The water was piped to fountains, public baths and to the homes of the wealthy. THE STREETS OF POMPEII On August 24, AD79, the volcano Vesuvius erupted violently, burying the Roman town of Pompeii in ash and lava. Work began in 1748 to excavate the ancient town, and its streets, shops and houses have slowly been revealed. In this excavated street, the deep ruts in the road made by cart wheels are clearly visible. Streets, were often filled with mud and filth, so stepping-stones were laid for pedestrians to cross. AQUEDUCTS Water was carried into Roman towns and cities through a system of channels and pipes called aqueducts. Most of these were underground. Sometimes they were supported on high arches, such as this one, which still stands today in France. The water came from fresh springs, streams and lakes.HERCULANEUMThe volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii caused a mud flow thar buried a nearby coastal town, Herculaneum. Here, too, archaeologists have discovered houses, public baths, shows how crowded parts of the town were, with narrow paved streets separating the buildings.
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