SETTING

• Boat  and ship
•  the ships  left Misenum    the mountain  towards  Herculaneum  faster than the wind itself
• Rectina and Festus  carried the boat to the beach. Rectina and Agathe got in. Then Festus pushed  the boat into the sea ,
•  The boat drifted  south with the  wind  but there were people all around them in the sea because  they were still near  the land 
• Festus Pulled  back on the oar  but the man was stronger and he pulled  Festus in to the see with him 
• Early the next morning  Gaius Plinius returned to the ships. He was coughing  badly in the hot, smelly air.
• Back     to Rome 
• Some sailors  went to ckeck  the little silver boat. Felix watched  without  much interest  as two sailor got into it .
• Agathe swallowed  and her eyes opened  She saw  Felix  and smiled 
• That the evening  when Agathe  woke up  she could  talk again. She told Felix  and the sailors everything she had seen in Pompeii and Heculaneum   
•  The Roman Empire 30BC-476AD: Roman history is divided into three main time periods: before the rise of Rome, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire. The Empire period is usually divided up by who was the Emperor.
• Homes and Families: For rich Romans, the family was like a small business with slave as well as childresn. Roman men had a lot more power tan women both in and out of the home.
• Architecture: this is Roman temple. You can still see it in Rome. it was built for the ancient Roman gods, and it has one of the first domes on it. It look eight years to build
• Techology: The roman invented many things to make the live of rich people more comfortable. They didn´t invent many machines, because the had slaves to do all their work.
• Leisure: Ancient Romans went to the baths to relax as well as wash. the were a good place to exercise, meet Friends and do business. Romans liked horse asn chariot races, and gladiator shows, too!
• Food: Rich Roman ate wonderful food cooked by slaves. Many por Romans didn´t have kitchens, so they took their food to Baker to cook. There were many take-away food shops in Ancient Rome.