Daily Life of Ancient Rome

1. Daily Life of Ancient Rome

2. What did the city of Rome look like? • Rome had about 1 million citizens in Rome and 50 million in the entire empire. • Roman Forum: • Government Buildings • Temples • Meeting Halls • Theaters/Stadiums • Monuments

3. Walking the Streets of Rome • Streets filled with soldiers and Roman citizens • Police/Soldiers rarely patrolled the poor neighborhoods • Dangerous to be out at night • Rich families didn’t travel alone even during the day • Senators roamed the streets with their body guards

4. Housing Rich Poor • Lived in spacious homes • Contained indoor Pools • Open atriums • Dining Rooms • Many Rooms w/ murals, mosaics, statues and fountains • Built with stone and marble • Lived in small and dark apartments • Crowded, Noisy and Dirty • Without kitchens • Built with wood • Dangerous

6. Roman Apartments

7. Law and Order • Twelve Tables • Roman Constitution • Trial by Jury • “Whatever pleases the emperor is law” • Most common crimes in Ancient Rome (stealing, assault, and murder) • Romans believe that one law should apply to all citizens (not the case)

8. Religion • Religion was very important to the Romans • Adopted many Greek Gods • Also adopted gods from other conquered cultures • Viewed emperor as a god • Later, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire

9. Family Life • “A Roman father’s word was law in his home” • Roman men were expected to provide for their family • Wealthy women ran their households (bought slaves and trained the family’s slaves) • Roman’s only kept healthy babies • Found it strange that the Egyptians raised all their children

10. Family Life Cont’d At nine days old: Named in a special ceremony A good luck charm (bulla) was placed around their neck Wore their bullas throughout childhood Roman girls became adults when they married between ages 12 and 18. Weddings (bride) wore a white toga and veil (groom) also wore a white toga with leather shoes

12. Food and Drink • (Poor) Cooked on small grills or fast food places called “thermopolia” • (Rich) had a wide variety of food choices • Fruits, Chicken, Geese, Snail, Rabbit, Fish, Cheese, Bread, Oatmeal-like Cereal, Olives, Celery, Parrots, Jellyfish, Beans, Vegetables etc. • Milk, Wine, Water, Hot Water w/ Honey

13. Create a Power Point and Inspiration for Chapter 35: Daily Life in the Roman Empire 1) Go back and look at the reading on pages 335-345. 2) Add 1-3 more facts to your organizer for each subtopic on a separate sheet of paper. 3) Create a detailed Power Point with facts and explanation/insight into Roman Life (in your own words) and images. 4) Power Point should include (Introduction, 4-8 aspects of Rome’s daily life, pictures, summary slide comparing the Rich and the Poor and an overall summary slide about life in ancient Rome. -3 days to be completed (4 point rubric) -summary slides are written in paragraph form -Quiz on Daily Life of Rome and Architecture on Tuesday 3/4 (Your PP is your study guide) -Presentations will be next week!

14. Create a Power Point and Inspiration for Chapter 35: Daily Life in the Roman Empire 1) Go back and look at the reading on pages 335-345. 2) Add 1-3 more facts to your organizer for each subtopic on a separate sheet of paper. 3) Create a detailed Power Point with facts and explanation/insight into Roman Life (in your own words) and images. 4) Power Point should include (Introduction, 4-8 aspects of Rome’s daily life, pictures, summary slide comparing the Rich and the Poor and an overall summary slide about life in ancient Rome. -3 days to be completed (4 point rubric) -summary slides are written in paragraph form -Quiz on Daily Life of Rome on Monday (Your PP is your study guide) -Presentations will be next week!