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ANCIENT ROMAN LIFE
Housing in Ancient Rome
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mansion
storehouse
animal pen
stables
mills
oil or wine
presses
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Reconstruction of a Roman villa
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1) HOUSING IN ANCIENT ROME
• Refer to your worksheet for the important
notes
Housing in Ancient Rome
atrium
courtyard
impluvium
pool
vestibulum
entrance hall
tablinum
living room or study
storehouse
triclinium
dining room
shop
cubiculum
bedroom
Reconstruction of a Roman domus
Housing in Ancient Rome
Model of a Roman insula
2) WORK AND LEISURE
• got up very early to WORK.
• went to baths to relax and meet people
• went to shows, circuses, and ampitheatres
Why were baths so popular with
the Romans?
• Roman baths were
more like a visit to a
leisure centre than a
quick scrub.
• The Romans loved the
baths because they
were a good place to
meet people and
business could be
conducted there.
• Then you might have a
swim before going
into a series of rooms
that made you hotter
and hotter to help you
sweat off the dirt.
• All the dirt and sweat
was then scraped off
with a STRIGIL (made
out of metal).
Reconstruction of Caracalla thermal baths, Rome
They had hot baths in
the caldarium
They had cold
baths in the
frigidarium
They rested in
the tepidarium
or warm room.
Reconstruction of a Roman circus from the film Ben-Hur
spina
arena
chariot
Reconstruction of an amphitheatre
aisle
seats
gladiators
arena
oval plan
3) ROMAN CITIES
• Rome was the capital
• Others were smaller, but same structure
• Rectangular shapes with parallel streets
around two main axes
• Center of the city was a temple
Roman cities
Capitol. Main
temple
triumphal arch
arcades
Basilica.
Place for
trade and
justice
markets
Curia. Meeting place
for the city council
Reconstruction
of a Roman forum
4) ROME, CAPITAL OF AN EMPIRE
• The coliseum was the largest amphitheatre in
the world.
• The Panthenon was a temple for the gods.
• 64 AD-a fire destroyed Rome and they rebuilt
the city.
Roman cities
Model of Ancient Rome
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Pantheon
Imperial forums
Coliseum
Capitolio
Circus Maximus
Roman cities
The Roman Forum
5) ECONOMIC ACTIVITES
• Agriculture was the main activity. Wheat,
grapes, and olive (Mediterranean triad)
• Crafts-small shops
• Mining-metals (gold, silver, tin, iron, copper,
lead, mercury, steel)
• Trade-China (spices, silk, cotton), Africa
(slaves), Iberian peninsula (the Mediterranean
triad)
Economic activities
Main Roman trade routes and goods
6) Polytheism and Roman gods
• Polytheism (Do you remember the definition
from last year?)=many gods
• Adopted many of their gods from the Greeks
• Jupiter was the main god (Zeus in Greek)
• Rulers and emperors were sometimes
designated as gods
Jupiter
• King of the Gods/Ruler
of the Skies
• Greek name is Zeus
• Married to Juno
• Symbols: Eagle, Shield,
Thunderbolt and Oak
Tree
Juno
• Queen of the Gods
• Goddess of Heaven,
Marriage and Childbirth
• Greek name is Hera
• Married to Jupiter
• Symbols: Peacock and
Cow
Mars
• God of War
• Greek name is Ares
• Bloody, fiery character –
not well liked
• Symbols: Vulture, Dog
7) Christianity
• The Roman government saw Christianity as a
threat (dangerous) and persecuted its
followers.
• The first Christians refused to honor Roman
gods, so some Roman emperors had early
Christians arrested, imprisoned, and even
killed.
• But by the A.D. 300’s, Christianity had become
the main religion of the empire.