Roman Urban Planning

Where did people socialize, meet, interact?

• Forum

• Insulae

• Marketplaces

• Basilicas

• Public Baths

A city block was called an (a)   .

The forum was usually located in the centre of the city.

• True

• False

Cities were mostly unprotected from attacks.

• True

• False

Cities were hard to expand because it was difficult to maintain the grid pattern over a large area.

• True

• False

What were the two main roads called?

• Cardo Magna

• Via Magna

• Cardo Maximus

• Decumanus Maximus

• Via Maximus