ancient rome life in ancient rome. based on this image what do you think life was like in rome?
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Ancient Rome
Life in Ancient Rome
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BASED ON THIS IMAGE WHAT DO YOU THINK LIFE WAS LIKE IN ROME?
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EQ
• EXPLAIN WHAT IS WHAT LIKE TO BE A ROMAN AND HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO LIFE TODAY?
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Roman Values
• Discipline• Strength• Loyalty• It you had all these
qualities you were said to have the virtue of gravitas
• Strength > beauty• Power > grace• Usefulness > elegance
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People of Rome
• Most lived in the countryside and worked on farms
• Merchants, soldiers, slaves, foreigners, and philosophers lived in Rome and smaller cities
• Crowded, noisy streets• Diverse society
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Slavery in Rome
• Widespread and important to economy
• About 1/3 of population• Prisoners from
conquered lands brought back by Roman armies (men, women, and children)
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Slavery in Rome
• Slaves could be bought or sold
• Considered property of their owners
• Could be punished, rewarded, set free, or put to death as their masters saw fit
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Slavery in Rome
• In city and farms• Usually treated cruelly
and did hard labor all day long
• Usually slaves of wealthy were treated better
• Some strong, healthy male slaves forced to become gladiators, or professional fighters
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Religion• Polytheistic• Gods and Goddesses were
guardian spirits of each family
• Symbols of the states• People were expected to
worship the gods• Closely connected to Greek
gods• Worship of emperors also
became part of religion
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Life in Rome
• Wealth and social status made a difference in how one lived
• Rich lived extravagantly• Large homes with gardens,
slaves, and luxuries• Parties for hours with
foods that were rare and costly
• Roman Table Manners
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Life in Rome
• Most people barely had necessities for life
• Most of city’s population was unemployed
• Poor people crowded in wood tenements, or apartments
• Fire was always a danger
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City Life in Rome
Roman Toilets Video
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Life in Rome• Bath Houses were a
meeting place, bathing place, and socializing place
• Romans were very clean people
• Different types of pools• Had stores and places to
eat• Poor and slaves could not
use
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Entertainment
• Free games, races, mock battles, and gladiator contests
• Provided by gov’t• To distract and control
the large number of people in the city
• 150 holidays a year
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Gladiators• Gladiators were used as
entertainment• Fight animals• Stage battle re-enactments• Fight each other• Usually to the death of
something, sometimes left up to the crowd
• Gladiator Fights (Prisoner to Hero)
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
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EQ
• EXPLAIN WHAT IS WHAT LIKE TO BE A ROMAN AND HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO LIFE TODAY?