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.