Daily Life in Roman Daily Life in Roman EmpireEmpireAncient Roman EmpireAncient Roman Empire

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What was daily life like in What was daily life like in Ancient Rome?Ancient Rome?

Daily LifeDaily Life Law and OrderLaw and Order ReligionReligion Family LifeFamily Life Food and DrinkFood and Drink HousingHousing EducationEducation RecreationRecreation Country LifeCountry Life

Daily Life in Ancient Daily Life in Ancient RomeRome

A city of contrastsA city of contrasts Palaces and Palaces and

crammed crammed apartments.apartments.

City Markets where City Markets where men and women men and women shopped.shopped.

Daily Life in Ancient Daily Life in Ancient RomeRome

Rich only a small Rich only a small part of Rome’s part of Rome’s population.population.

Poor lived in filthy Poor lived in filthy neighborhoodsneighborhoods..

Children of the poor Children of the poor were lucky to live were lucky to live past 10.past 10.

Law and OrderLaw and Order

Romans believed in Romans believed in the rule of law.the rule of law.

Roman law was Roman law was strict, but crime was strict, but crime was common.common.

Rich men tried to Rich men tried to hide their wealth.hide their wealth.

Not all law was Not all law was applied equally.applied equally.

ReligionReligion

Religion was important Religion was important to Romans.to Romans.

Romans wanted to Romans wanted to please their gods.please their gods.

Believed gods controlled Believed gods controlled their daily life.their daily life.

If someone was sick, If someone was sick, Romans would leave an Romans would leave an offering.offering.

Festivals and holidays Festivals and holidays held throughout the year.held throughout the year.

Family LifeFamily Life

The family was ruled The family was ruled by the father.by the father.

Roman men Roman men provided for the provided for the family.family.

In rich families men In rich families men worked.worked.

In poor families both In poor families both men and women men and women worked.worked.

Family LifeFamily Life

Babies were born at Babies were born at home.home.

They were named in a They were named in a ceremony after 9 days.ceremony after 9 days.

Roman boys had a Roman boys had a ceremony between ages ceremony between ages 14-18.14-18.

Roman girls had no Roman girls had no ceremony and were ceremony and were married between 12-18.married between 12-18.

Food and DrinkFood and Drink

What Romans ate What Romans ate depended on depended on whether they were whether they were rich or poor.rich or poor.

Main foods were Main foods were bread, beans, spices, bread, beans, spices, vegetables, cheese vegetables, cheese and meats.and meats.

HousingHousing

Wealthy Romans Wealthy Romans lived in grand lived in grand houses.houses.

Mosaics and statues Mosaics and statues adorned the inside adorned the inside furnishings.furnishings.

Rome HousingRome Housing

Many poor lived in Many poor lived in small crowded tall small crowded tall apartments.apartments.

Poor cooked meals Poor cooked meals on portable grills on portable grills which filled the room which filled the room with smoke.with smoke.

The apartments were The apartments were cramped, noisy, and cramped, noisy, and dirty.dirty.

EducationEducation

Poor children were Poor children were sent to work instead sent to work instead of school.of school.

Wealthy children Wealthy children were tutored until were tutored until seven and then went seven and then went to school.to school.

RecreationRecreation

Wealthy Romans had Wealthy Romans had lots of leisure time.lots of leisure time.

Both rich and poor Both rich and poor males enjoyed the males enjoyed the public baths.public baths.

RecreationRecreation

Roman emperors Roman emperors gave the poor bread gave the poor bread and circuses.and circuses.

This included This included gladiator games and gladiator games and chariot races.chariot races.

The Circus MaximusThe Circus Maximus

A racetrack for A racetrack for 200,000 spectators 200,000 spectators to watch the chariot to watch the chariot races.races.

Country LIfeCountry LIfe

90% of the people lived 90% of the people lived in the country.in the country.

Wealthy Romans owned Wealthy Romans owned Villas.Villas.

Many country folks were Many country folks were not slaves but their lives not slaves but their lives were hard.were hard.

They lived in huts and They lived in huts and worked trying to earn worked trying to earn enough to survive.enough to survive.

AssignmentAssignment Step 1: Create a Venn Diagram to Step 1: Create a Venn Diagram to

compare/contrast the lives of Rich vs. compare/contrast the lives of Rich vs. Poor Roman citizens.Poor Roman citizens.

Step 2: Using this information, create a Step 2: Using this information, create a diary entry of what your life is like as diary entry of what your life is like as either a wealthy Roman or a poor either a wealthy Roman or a poor Roman. Must be at least 5 sentences.Roman. Must be at least 5 sentences.

Step 3: Create a second diary entry as a Step 3: Create a second diary entry as a citizen from the opposite class that you citizen from the opposite class that you chose in Step 2. chose in Step 2.