Roman Settlements in Rome and Londinium

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The Roman Empire influenced life today as no other empire before or since. It made many advancements: politically, architecturally, and environmentally during the centuries it lived. This essay will discuss about two of its countless settlements covering aspects such as their history, significance, trade and religion. According to legend, the city of Rome was founded in 753 BC by a man called Romulus. As a child he and his twin brother Remus were abandoned at the river and had been cared for by a wolf. Hence why we see the wolf and twins on Roman coins, sculpture mosaics and many other objects. The city grew from a small village settled along the River Tiber into the capital of a great empire. Ancient Rome had a gigantic impact on the world. Starting from its language to its political system and to it’s thriving architecture, engineering projects and blooming inventions . The Romans were also great fans of entertainment; addicted to large- scale public events that frequently involved the shedding of blood of both animals and humans. Ranging from gladiatorial fights to chariot racing. Minor entertainment would be wrestling matches and cockfights. Structures such as race courses, amphitheaters and theaters became standard features in Roman towns including London The city was at its peak by 300 AD, it had a million inhabitants. Roman commerce and foreign trade was the engine that drove the Roman economy to power. “The forests of Scythia afforded some valuable furs. Amber was brought over land from shores of the Baltic to the Danube. There was a considerable demand for Babylonian carpets of the East; but the most important and unpopular branch of foreign trade was carried on with Arabia and India ” London today owes its origin of name given by the Romans after it’s invasion in 43 AD to the settlement, Londinium. The native people of Britain who

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