Fēlēs Cūriōsa, Urbs - Capitulum Secundum
fēlēs cūriōsa urbem explorat. fēlēs arcūs explōrat. arcūs statuās et pictūrās habent.
fēlēs forum intrat. forum habet multās columnās. forum arcūs habet! multae statuae in forō sunt. statuae sunt in arcū et in columnīs! circum forum sunt multa templa et basilicae. fēlēs multōs hominēs spectat. hominēs ambulant, currunt et clāmant. fēlēs exit!
in forō, fēlēs templa explōrat. templa multās columnās habent! templa statuās deōrum habent! templa māgnās iānuās habent. statua est post iānuās. templa ārās habent. in ārā homines sacrificia faciunt.
in foro, feles basilicam intrat. basilica est maxima! basilica multas columnas habet. basilica fenestras habet. basilica statuas habet.
Text and artwork by Abbi Holt, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 License
Multimedia Resources
Basilica Emilia (from the Republic)
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine (from the later Empire)
Forum with temples and arches
Discussion Questions
How would you answer these questions?
- Which of these building would you feel more comfortable entering without invitation? Why?
- When you see buildings that look like this in modern cities, what do you think of them?