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In this video we're going to look at ancient history.

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Several important civilizations developed during ancient history.

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One of the most important was the Roman civilization about 2,000 years ago.

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Most Roman cities had a large square in the center called a forum.

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It was surrounded by the most important buildings in the city.

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Look how many people there are.

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Rich people lived in family houses called a domus.

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These surrounded a courtyard.

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Light entered through the courtyard and rainwater was collected there.

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Some rich Romans also had country houses called villas.

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Here they grew crops and kept animals.

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However, poor people lived in apartment buildings called insula.

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They were crowded together, many people in small space.

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Rich people had slaves.

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Slaves were servants with no rights.

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They could be bought or sold.

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Romans built many roads made of stone to connect their cities.

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Romans travelled on foot, by horse or by cart.

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The Romans were wonderful builders.

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They built theatres for entertainment.

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This one has no roof as you can see.

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They also built amphitheatres for gladiator fights.

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These were very popular in Roman times.

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They had chariot races in Roman circuses.

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These were very exciting. The Romans built temples. Very often the temples would be around

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the forum in the city centre. Here is a Roman aqueduct. These were used to carry water into

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the cities. Roman baths. Roman baths were where people went to keep clean. They would

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go every day to wash, but also to meet their friends. The Romans spoke Latin. Here you

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can see the Latin alphabet. It looks a little bit different to our alphabet, but many languages

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come from Latin. For example, French, Italian and Spanish. Here are some Latin words. Can

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Can you see any that you recognise?

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I bet you can.