The Roman City Video

b) What is the Forum and where is it located? Why is that symbolically significant? What other Classical Era society located politics in this way?

- The Forum was a place of order and it was located at the heart of the Roman city. The Forum was full of life and activity as it contained various buildings such as temples, offices of the government, and theaters. The reason the Forum is so symbolic is because it's the center of attention and where all the main events happen. Another Classical Era society that located politics in the center of the city were the Greeks.

c) How does an aqueduct move water? How is this like or unlike the way a qanat worked in Persia?

- An aqueduct moves water by natural forces. It's used mainly in downward motions and this creates the motion needed to transport or move water to large populations such as cities. Stone blocks were used to build the many arches and supports to move the water to far places. The aqueduct and qanat are similar in that they each transport water through force, but the efficiency is where they split apart.

f) Why can’t Marcus Fabricius marry Aiden? How does this compare to attitudes about marriage in Classical Era India?

- Marcus Fabricius can't marry Aiden because of the fact that she is not a citizen of Rome. This fact relates heavily towards India and their caste system laws. In India, it's said that people can only marry if they're in the same social level (caste), while in Rome, you must be married to someone who has their allegiance to that specific city as you do and no where else.