Sydney Travels to Rome A Guide for Kinds Let s Go to Italy!

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2 Award winning artists, photographers and authors Keith Svagerko and Sydney Svagerko traveled to Rome, Italy to capture the city's ancient charm and historical importance in a travel guide created for kids. This kid's guide to Rome prepares children for exciting travel, with tips for grown-ups, too. With descriptions, photographs, and activities, this guide aims to educate and engage children while building anticipation for the trip. Sydney says, "This is Rome for kids!" Sydney Travels to Rome A Guide for Kinds Let s Go to Italy! Order the complete book from Booklocker.com or from your favorite neighborhood or online bookstore. Your free excerpt appears below. Enjoy!

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4 Copyright 2013 Keith Svagerko and Sydney Svagerko ISBN: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the authors. Printed in the United States of America. Sydney s Travel Guides for Kids 2013 All photographs by Cheri Svagerko, Keith Svagerko and Sydney Svagerko The contents of this publication are believed to be correct and every effort has been made to ensure this publication is up to date at the time of publishing. The authors and publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this publication. Sydney s Travel Guides for Kids travel@stgforkids.com i

5 Sydney Travels to Rome A Guide for Kids Let s Go to Italy! Keith Svagerko Sydney Svagerko ii

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7 Dedicated to Kids around the World A Note from Sydney Italy is amazing and Rome is one of the greatest cities in the world. I traveled to Rome twice with my parents to research and write this guide for kids. My dad and I first decided to write travel guides for kids when we found so few choices. We found a few books with lots of pictures and illustrations, but not much else. We found even less written especially for kids from a kid s-eye view. We want kids to know what to expect when visiting great cities in Italy. We like sharing stories about the neat people, places and things that make these cities worth visiting. Since my dad is a grown-up, he helped me a lot, but we are a team! We enjoyed writing this guide, hope you like it and have fun in Rome. Let us know what you like best about Rome by sending an to travel@stgforkids.com. Ciao, Sydney v

8 Sydney Travels to Rome A Note from Keith Get ready for an amazing journey to Rome. We hope traveling will help you learn more about the world and see it from a new perspective. To help you prepare for your trip, Sydney and I have written this guide for you. We hope it helps you better understand some of the great things you can experience in Rome and hopefully prepare you for an outstanding adventure. Rome is huge, and we do not cover everything in this guide. We are pretty sure your grown-ups will have a plan of their own, and likely plenty of travel guides and maps. In this guide, we include the sights we enjoyed plus some you might want to see. We also share some stories about Rome and its history which may help you in social studies! Enjoy the fantastic things you will see in Rome. Congratulations, you are one of a few lucky kids who get to travel to the Eternal City. Please thank your grown-ups for the trip and this guide made just for you! Arrivederci, Keith vi

9 Table of Contents Arriving: This is Rome For Kids... 1 A City on the Tiber River... 1 A Brief History of Ancient Rome... 3 The Tiber River and the Seven Hills... 5 The Legend of Aeneas... 9 Romulus and Remus: The Age of Kings Rise of the Roman Republic: 509 BC to 27 BC The Age of Emperors: 27 BC to AD Mighty Fighting Forces: The Roman Legions Roman Pagan Mythology The Rise of Christian Rome Renaissance and Baroque Unification: Modern day Capital of Italy Papal Rome: The Vatican City Neat Places to Visit The Roman Forum The Colosseum The Pantheon The Trevi Fountain The Mouth of Truth Spanish Steps Castel Sant Angelo Capuchin Crypt Museums The Vatican Museums The Capitoline Museum The National Museum of Rome The Borghese Gallery Other Museums Churches vii

10 Sydney Travels to Rome St. Peter s Church San Clemente Church San Giovanni in Laterano Church St. Peter-in-Chains Church Santa Maria Maggiore Church Visiting the Region Appian Way Catacombs Ostia Antica Cerveteri Parks & Cool Piazzas Villa Borghese Park Farnese Gardens Pincio Gardens Janiculum Hill Piazza Navona The Fountain of the Four Rivers Piazza del Popolo Campo de Fiori St. Peter s Square Awesome Souvenirs & Gifts Neat Foods Italian Words to Know Extras Timeline Index viii

11 Award winning artists, photographers and authors Keith Svagerko and Sydney Svagerko traveled to Rome, Italy to capture the city's ancient charm and historical importance in a travel guide created for kids. This kid's guide to Rome prepares children for exciting travel, with tips for grown-ups, too. With descriptions, photographs, and activities, this guide aims to educate and engage children while building anticipation for the trip. Sydney says, "This is Rome for kids!" Sydney Travels to Rome A Guide for Kinds Let s Go to Italy! Order the complete book from Booklocker.com or from your favorite neighborhood or online bookstore.