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Romance languages (sometimes referred to as Romanic languages,
Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages) are a branch of the
Indo-, more precisely of the Italic languages comprising all the
languages that descend from Vulgar Latin, the language of ancient
Rome. There are more than 800 million native speakers
worldwide, mainly in Europe and , as well as many smaller regions
scattered throughout the world. Because of the extreme difficulty
and varying methodology of distinguishing among language,
variety, and dialect, it is impossible to count the number of
Romance languages now in existence, but a restrictive, arbitrary
account can place the total at approximately 25. In fact, the
number is much larger, and many more existed previously (SIL
Ethnologue lists 47 Romance languages).
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The rich Ancient Romans enjoyed their food. Expensive food, along with a lavish
villa, was an obvious way of showing off your wealth to others. If you hosted a
banquet at your villa to which other Roman worthies had been invited, it had to
go well if your social standing was to be maintained - hence why elaborate and
expensive foods were well provided. Roast peacock and ostriches and the like,
would be provided.
A different lifestyle also meant that the eating habits of the Ancient Romans
were different to ours today. Breakfast (the Romans called this jentaculum) was
taken in the master's bedroom and usually consisted of a slice of bread or a
wheat pancake eaten with dates and honey. Wine was also drunk. Lunch (the
Romans called this prandium) was eaten at about 11.00 a.m. and consisted of a
light meal of bread, cheese and possibly some meat. In many senses, everything
was geared up towards the main meal of the day - cena. This was eaten in the
late afternoon or early evening. If the master of the house had no guests, cena
might take about one hour. If he did have guests, then this meal might take as
long as four hours. A light supper was usually eaten just before the Romans went
to bed, consisting of bread and fruit.
Most people living in the Roman Empire lived with their whole
family in one rStates today, around two or three sides of a
courtyard, one or two stories high. The other sides of the
courtyard had high walls to keep out burglars. Today we use these
courtyards for parking, but Roman people (who didn't have cars)
used them for cooking , and for children to play in. The apartment
houses were generally mud-bric with flat roofs that you could
sleep on in good weather.
 Poor people who lived in cities sometimes had this kind of
apartment, but more often had to live in taller wood or brick
apartment buildings called insulae, without any courtyard.
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Chariot racing was Rome's oldest and most popular pastime,
dating back to at least the Roman monarchy. Greek chariot races
were held in hippodromes in the east, but in the west they were
held in circuses. Other events eventually infiltrated the circus
games (ludi circenses), such as Greek athletics and wrestling, but
chariot racing remained the popular favorite. As a sport, it was
highly expensive, but organized into a highly profitable
business. There were four chariot facing factions, the blues,
greens, whites, and reds, the colors of which were worn by
respective charioteers during races. If successful, a charioteer
could become rich and famous throughout Rome. Images of
charioteers survive in sculpture, mosaic, and molded glassware,
sometimes even with inscribed names. The factions rivaled
greatly, sometimes leading to violence among supporters. In
general, however, the greens and blues were the favorites.
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Slavery in the ancient world and in Rome was
vital to both the economy and even the social
fabric of the society. While it was commonplace
throughout the Mediterranean region, and the
Hellenistic regions in the east, it was not nearly
so vital to others as it was to the dominance of
Rome. As the Romans consolidated their
hegemony of Italy and Sicily followed by the
systematic conquest of western Europe,
countless millions of slaves were transported to
Rome the Italian countryside and Latin colonies
all over Europe.
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Augustus Caesar of Rome was born with the given name Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63
B.C. He took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian) in 44 B.C. after the murder of his
great uncle, Augustus caesar In his will Caesar had adopted Octavian and made him his heir.
Octavian was a shrewd, brilliant and astute politician. Through cold, hard political calculation he
was able to achieve ultimate power in Rome. At the time of Caesar’s assassination, Octavian held
no official position. Only after he marched on Rome and forced the senate to name him consul,
was he established as a power to be reckoned with.
In 43 B.C., Octavian, Marcus Antonius (marc Antony—one of Julius Caesar’s top lieutenants) and
another Roman General, marcus Lepidus formed the second Triumvirate to rule Rome. After
taking power, the Triumvirate proscribed and slaughtered thousands of political enemies, firmly
establishing their control of the Roman government.
In 40 B.C., Antony married Octavia, Octavian’s sister, and later deserted her for cleopatra, Queen
of Egypt. When Antony gave Roman provinces to his children by Cleopatra, Octavian declared
war on Antony. In 31 B.C. the Roman Navy under agrippa defeated the combined fleets of Antony
and Cleopatra, and within a year both had committed suicide.