Daily Life of Ancient Rome

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

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

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

Roman Apartments

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)

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

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

Family Life Cont’d

At nine days old: Named in a special ceremonyA 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

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

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!

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!