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roman city planning

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    roman city planning
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  • What was the Decumanus?
    the main east west road in ancient rome
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  • What was the cardo?
    the main north south road in ancient rome
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  • Where were all the important buildings located?
    close to the intersection of the two main streets
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  • where did poor and rich people live in ancient rome?
    they lived mixed together
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  • What is zoning?
    Making laws about what types of buildings can go where
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  • Where did wealthy romans live in the city?
    In a domus
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  • Where did wealthy romans live outside of the city?
    A villa
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  • Where did the servants/slaves sleep in the domus?
    in the hallway
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  • What was the tablinium?
    An office for the head of the household
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  • What was the triclinium?
    A dining room where people ate on reclining couches
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  • Where did poor people live?
    An insula
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  • What kind of people lived in the top floors of roman apartments?
    The poorest
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  • What was on the lowest floor of the roman apartments?
    shops and places to eat
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  • What is a Nasoni?
    A public fountain
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  • What was the Cura Annonae?
    an allotment of grain given to poor roman citizens
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  • What was the problem with the grain allotment?
    it got more expensive as the population grew, but they couldnt get rid of it without causing riots
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