ROME TODAY

GOVERNMENT

• The roman republic was the period of the ancient roman civilian when the gov. Operated as a republic.

WEATHER

• Typical weather during the day- 95°F
• Night- 75°F

CLOTHING

• Men- light weight sporty clothes
• Women- lightweight dresses and skirts
• When entering a church you must cover your shoulders and knees

FOOD

• Heavy on meat and butter
• Less focused on pasta

EDUCATION

• It was very important to the Romans
• Children from rich families were well schooled
• And they were taught either at home by a private tutor or went to what we would recognize as a school
• But schools were usually for boys only

EDUCATION

• Every kid between the ages of 6-14 got to school in Italy
• The required schooling is followed by a 3 year junior high school then a senior high school

SPORTS

• Soccer is the most popular sport
• Each major city has a professional soccer team
• Basketball, fishing, cycling, roller-skating, and baseball are also popular

CHURCH

• 95% of Rome's people are Roman Catholic
• Only 30% of the people regularly attend church
• The Roman Catholic Church has had a strong influence on laws in the past
• But now they have weekend allowing, in 1978, abortions
• And, in 1970, legalizing divorce

ARCHITECTURE

• Italy is one of the world's greatest center of architecture, art & books
• A lot of the art museums rank among the most famous in the world
• The museums are the famous palace of kings or the houses of royal families
• Including the Pitti Palace and the Uffizi Palace

HOUSING

• Most of the Romans live in apartments
• And the wealthy people live in single family homes
• The poor neighborhoods are usually located on the outer part of the city
• In the big cities air pollution has damaged many priceless architecture
• Many cities have banned private cars to help reduce this problem

THE CITY

• 2.7 million residents live in a 496.3 sq mi
• It is referred to as "The Eternal City"
• Founded in 753 BC
• Capital of Italy
• In the homonymous province of the region of Lazio