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ROME Art Culture Religion Roman Entertainment: Gladiators • The games took place in amphitheaters. • Gladiators would be sent to the arena to fight to the death before cheering crowds. • Eventually opposed by the elite classes Roman Entertainment: Gladiators • Successful gladiators were the movie stars of the first century • Even free men wanted to take their chances in the arena. - could become extremely rich and very famous. • Each gladiator had their own unique weapons. Roman Entertainment: Chariot Races Roman Entertainment: Chariot Races • An extreme, dangerous sport, in which drivers could die. • Took place in a huge, oval shaped stadium that could seat nearly 200,000 spectators. • Organized in four main teams – Red, White, Blue and Green. • Eventually opposed by the elite classes Roman Fashions • Members of different classes even dressed differently. • Only the emperor was allowed to wear a purple toga • senators could wear a white toga with a broad purple stripe along the edge • Equestrian togas had a narrow purple stripe Roman Fashion Women Men Roman Religion • The Purpose: a force that bound families together, bound subjects to their ruler and bound men to the gods. • The objective: to gain the blessing of the gods and thereby gain prosperity for themselves, their families and communities. Each god required: an image – usually a statue in stone or bronze – and an altar or temple at which to offer the prayers and sacrifices. Worship Was divided Into 2 Public Private • Romans also had a set of public gods, such as Jupiter and Mars. • Spirits watched over people, families and households • colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself. • The man of the house was in charge of the household worship that honored them. Additional Religions in Rome Christianity • The first century also saw the birth of Christianity • Christians in Rome suffered appalling persecution at times • They would conquer Rome itself. Judaism • Jewish communities had existed in the Roman Empire for centuries. • The Jewish experienced brutal treatment in Alexandria, while a revolt in Judaea led to the destruction of the temple Roman Art • Roman art spans almost 1,000 years and three continents, from Europe into Africa and Asia. • encompasses a broad spectrum of media including marble, painting, mosaic, gems, silver and bronze work, and terracottas • it is common to see Greek and Egyptian influences throughout Roman art. Who Made It? • We don’t know much about who made Roman art. we know very little about Roman Artists because of a lack of documentary evidence such as contracts or letters. • As a result, scholars do not refer to specific artists but consider them generally, as a largely anonymous group.