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Chapter 15-17 Allie, Hannah, Haleigh

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This chapter details the everyday lives of the women and children in ancient Rome. A womans greatest purpose was to have children, from age eleven, girls were prepared for marriage and child-rearing. Nonetheless, some women stepped beyond this role and became active in politics and business. Chapter 15: Childhood and Marriage, mothers and matriarchs: women and children

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Caracalla Emperor from 212 to 217 CE. Julia Domnas and Septimius Severus son.

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Livia

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Julia Domna Septimius Severus wife and Caracallas mother Lead the government when her husband and son were gone in war.

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Septimius Severus

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What Women had to live with

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Women Rights

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What did poor children do from an early age? What did wealthy children do?

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She was a woman and she ruled the government she did this when her husband Septimius Severus was at war. She helped her city work out problems and even eventually lead her troops into battle. Why was Julia Mamaea important?

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HOMEWORK Check out www. abcya.com GRADE 5. Look for the game on Roman Numerals. Practice your Roman Numerals they might end up on a test.

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In 79 AD, Mt. Vesuvius exploded, raining death and destruction on the Roman town of Pompeii at its base. The town and many of its people were completely covered with ask and lava. This happened so fast that the minute details of everyday life were preserved, giving modern archeologists an extraordinary window into life in ancient Rome. Chapter 16: A city tells its tale: Pompeii

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Map of Pompeii

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Poisonous gases killed many of the people of Pompeii? What were some of the things they were doing when they died?

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How did 19 th century archeologists recreate the people and animals who died at Pompeii?

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What other artifacts have they found at Pompeii?

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Diary from Pompeii The diary entry from Pompeii tells us all about what an advanced civilization it was. Pompeii was a very rich city that had many visitors especially traders. It had hotels, 20 taverns, and over 100 bars that served wine hot and cold. It had a public lavatory (bathroom) with fresh water! It also had a gladiator school, two theaters, many temples, public baths, an arena, and some families had a watering system in their gardens and all most all houses had indoor plumbing! They had very elaborate meals were there were 3 courses and desert. In theses meals they would eat things like raw vegetables, olives, sliced eggs, liver sausage, sweet and sour pork, rabbit with plum sauce, and stuffed kidneys. These things could be served with herbs, pine nuts, fennel seed and almost everything was made with fish sauce YUCK!

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Diary from Pompeii Read the diary entry given to you and answer the questions on the bottom.

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The Roman Empire grew to its greatest extent during the reign of Trajan. Maintaining control of such a territory demanded a highly disciplined military. Rome had just such an organization. At the height of, an army of only 350,000 protected 60 million people in an area of 2,000 miles lone. Chapter 17: All the Emperor's Men- Trajan and his army

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What were centuries in the Roman army, and who commanded them?

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When Roman soldiers were not fighting, what was one of their principle occupations?

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What rewards did an auxiliary soldier receive upon retirement?

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How was Trajan different from emperors who had come before him?

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Your Groups Assignment Create a Google Earth representation of Trajan's Roman Empire. Shade the areas that he conquered and place names on the important cities.

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The Trajans Roman Empire! On Google Earth