Roman architecture shaped Ancient Rome by increasing the amount of people in the area, it gave the people water, homes, and other resources. There was places for people to live so they didn’t have to live on the streets.
In the city most of the poorer people lived in little apartments in Ancient Rome called insulae. Even though the apartments didn’t have running water, kitchens, of heat, it was a roof over your head. The wealthy people lived in houses called domus in the city. The insulaes were usually about three to five stories. The capacity of people in the building was 30 to 50 people. There where usually shops and stores that was open to the public at the bottom floor of the insulae.
In the country the way everyone lived was similar. The poor were kept with slaves and lived in either shacks or cottages. (1) The wealthy lived in large expensive houses called villas. (1) The Roman villa of a wealthy Roman family was often much larger and more comfortable than their city home. They had multiple rooms including servants' quarters, courtyards, baths, pools, storage rooms, exercise rooms, and gardens. They also had modern comforts such as indoor plumbing and heated floors.
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(2) It 50,000 people and covers around 6 acres. It is 620 feet long, 512 feet wide, and 158 feet tall. It took more than 1.1 million tons of concrete, stone, and bricks to build the Colosseum.
(2) The best seats in the Colosseum were reserved for the Senators. Behind them were the equestrians or ranking government officials. Towards the top were the Roman Citizens, these people where only men. There was also soldiers. At the very top sat the women and