COMPARING ANCIENT ROME TO BARRHAVEN

PROBLEMS:

-The term ‘compare’- similarities or differences?

- What platform to use… Visual aids and explanations

- Maps… Real maps of ancient Rome… Maps of Barrhaven

BARRHAVEN- A SUBURB OF OTTAWA

ANTIUM, OSTIA AND VEII- SUBURBS OF ROME

FIRST I COMPARED IMPORTANCE• In relation to Rome, Ostia was a very important harbour and trading port for Rome. This

was a quick and easy place to bring trade goods to, and bring in mainland to Rome.

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• Veii was an old Etruscan city which was large beautiful and important, it was much of a status city and considered as a possibility to be the new Rome when Rome was taken in a battle. It contributed largely to the production of terracotta statues.

Barrhaven has no importance to Ottawa, it is merely a suburb with housing for people to live. There is some farming but not enough to ‘feed the masses’, even before the more major development the farming wasn’t too substantial.

I ALSO LOOKED AT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CITY AND SUBBURBS • Ostia is approximatly 30 km away from Rome

• Veii is approximately 16 km away from Rome

• Barrhaven is approximately 26 km away from Ottawa

• Locations of Forum, temples, and public buildings. (Public buildings according to Virtruvius are defensive, religious and utilitarian)

Walter Baker

Approximate area of Barrhaven developing in the 1970’s

The Red dot is the oldest churchThe Yellow dots are churches built in the 1990’sThe Blue dots are the churches built in the 2000’s

Approximate Barrhaven in 1970’s

Main shopping and theatre area