What I learned this week
This week we traveled to Rome for three days and visited historic sites such as the Vatican, the Coliseum, the Spanish Steps, and many other famous sites. Through the tour guides information and some research of my own i learned lots about old Roman culture and their architecture. I learned things like how if the Romans thought an old emperor was bad they would try and erase him completely doing things like taking down statues of the man and erasing his name from monuments and buildings. I also learned the reason behind the Swiss Guard and why they are trusted for the protection of the Pope because of how Pope Julius II had his life saved by swiss guards in a battle. Another interesting fact was how the coliseum was only built in 8 years and because of a sliding platform they were even able to have ship battles in the coliseum. The Coliseum also had assigned seating where the rich had the lowest level and slaves had the top level because the lower levels were safest because of fire hazards.
This week we traveled to Rome for three days and visited historic sites such as the Vatican, the Coliseum, the Spanish Steps, and many other famous sites. Through the tour guides information and some research of my own i learned lots about old Roman culture and their architecture. I learned things like how if the Romans thought an old emperor was bad they would try and erase him completely doing things like taking down statues of the man and erasing his name from monuments and buildings. I also learned the reason behind the Swiss Guard and why they are trusted for the protection of the Pope because of how Pope Julius II had his life saved by swiss guards in a battle. Another interesting fact was how the coliseum was only built in 8 years and because of a sliding platform they were even able to have ship battles in the coliseum. The Coliseum also had assigned seating where the rich had the lowest level and slaves had the top level because the lower levels were safest because of fire hazards.