Roman Culture

1. Roman Culture

2. Introduction • All the new provinces of Rome were run by an appointed governor. • All provinces , like Canada, had their own unique culture while adopting Roman Traditions.

3. Language • The most common language was Latin. • All the peoples of Rome had to learn it to communicate and trade.

4. Religion • Romans were Polytheists. • To get the Gods attention they danced and made sacrifices. • Overtime the Roman religion accepted the Gods from all the people they conquered.

5. Architecture • Romans learned how to build from other city states, especially the Greeks. • Many Cities Today were designed based on Rome.

6. Roman vs Today

7. Entertainment • There were many opportunities to perform in Rome. • Amphitheaters and circuses were popular venues. • Many people left their farms and moved to the city. • By doing so, they got the right to vote, free food and entertainment! • The Emperor wanted to keep their vote!

8. Entertainment

9. Roman Bath houses • They were like indoor pools today! • Water came from aqueducts. • They also has steam baths, gym, and libraries. • They were like ancient community centers.

10. Then vs Now

11. Pompeii • Mount Vesuvius, a volcano in Italy.Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 A.D., when the volcano buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under a thick carpet of volcanic ash. • The dust “poured across the land” like a flood, one witness wrote, and shrouded the city in “a darkness…like the black of closed and unlighted rooms.” • Two thousand people died, and the city was abandoned for almost as many years. • When a group of explorers rediscovered the site in 1748, they were surprised to find that–underneath a thick layer of dust and debris–Pompeii was mostly intact. The buildings, artifacts and skeletons left behind in the buried city have taught us a great deal about everyday life in the ancient world.

12. Pompeii Influences • Pompeii Bastille • Pompeii trailer

13. Homework • Pg 132-135