Urban Life

The 7 Hills of Rome

The Cloaca Maxima – The First Sewer System

Rome’s Seaport at OstiaLocated on the Tiber River

Forum Romanum – The political and social center of the city

Aqueducts

The Palatine Hill – The neighborhood of the rich and famous

Subura – Unsafe, overcrowded neighborhoods

Insulae – Cheap apartments

Domus – single family home

Tabernae – shops

Basilicae – law courts

Tabularium – National ArchivesUsed to store public records

Latrinae – public bathrooms

Balneae/Thermae

Palaestra – The Gym/Exercise Area