Transcript Imperial Rome - Cherokee County Schools

Imperial Rome
Education
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toga virilis – the toga of a man – age 15
Most were taught at home
At 17 , men entered the military
The wealthy bought Greek slaves to teach Greek
Language and Culture
Wealthy children also learned philosophy and
rhetoric
Women
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The role was a nurturer
Also, the role was largely confined to the
household
Women married by the age of 14 or 15
Divorce was popular in the late Republic
Religion
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Borrowed heavily from Greek pantheon
Pantheistic – belief that everything in nature
serves a religious function
Role of Numinian or Numen
Roman Engineering
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Roads
Cement
Arch
Dome
Roads
Roads
Arch
Dome -Pantheon
Arch of Constantine
Arch of Titus
Coliseum
Gladiators
Gladiators
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Training – there were special schools to train
gladiators
The wealthy would host gladiator fights and
soon emperors had near monopoly on it
Criminals were expected to die within a year but
could earn their release after three years
Animals
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Men fought animals
Many times animals were pitted against each
other
- bull vs. tiger
-tiger vs. lion
-bull vs. elephant
Fighters
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Lasso
Bow and arrows
War chariots
Use of two swords
Net and trident
Some were forced to fight blind
Dwarfs, Amazons (women fighters) and
amateurs
Circus Maximus
Hadrian’s Wall
Roman Baths
Pompeii