Roman Builders

Today, we learned about some of the very important things that were used in Ancient Rome. We learned how they made a special mixture of concrete to build roads to get across the peninsula of Italy. They also used this special concrete (made from a mixture of volcanic ash, water, and lime) to build entire apartment buildings--some as tall as 5 stories high! Another important tool for the Ancient Romans were the aqueducts that they built to bring fresh water into the city from a far as 50 miles away. This water was used for cooking and drinking, but also for bathing in public bath houses.

We used clay to build our own models of Roman architecture today.

When they've dried, I'll be sure to post more pictures of the finished products!