Life and death in Ancient Rome Flashcards
Where did the Roman Empire conquer
Most of Europe , (Spain France and England)
Ancient Rome time ruling
753 BC- 476 AD
What were the rich romans called
Patricians
Where did patrictans live
In a domus (city) or villa (country)
What was their underfloor heatin system called
Hypocaust
Did children attend school ?
12-16 boys attended grammar school
What clothes did men and women wear ?
Women wore and stola
Men wore a tola
Children wore a lucky balla
Name three rooms in a romans house
Caldarium
Frigidarium
Tepidarium
What were Roman people called
Pagan
What did girls provide a new husband with
Dowry
When was Rome converted to Christianity
Constantine converted Rome to Christianity in 312 AD
What were poor romans called
Plebeians
Where did Plebeians live
Insualae (wooden apartment blocks)
How many people were given a dole
200,000 each month
What was a dole
Free grain , they used GARUM ( fermented fish sauce) to hide the taste of rotten food
What would plebeians work as
Soldiers, fullers , tanners
What would patricians work as
Equites, senators
Explain a life of an army commander
Julius ceaser
Born 100BC
Joined army and fought turkey
Allied with Pompeii and Crassus
Ruled Rome along side Pompeii and Crassus
Brought in popular reforms ( redistributing la d to poor)
What happened when Pompeii died
The alliance collapsed Crassus ordered ceasar to Rome without his army
Crassus was assaninated in Egypt
Ceasar was named dictator of Rome
He made a year 365 instead of 355 and added July
He died on 15 march 44 BC
Describe the life of a slave
Spartacus
Slaves could be bought at markets
Captured or born into slavery
Treatment varied depending on owner
Freedom ceremony called manumission
Who rebelled against slavery treatment
Spartacus
Born in Macedonia
He rebelled against gladioli school treatment and head for mount vesuvius
90,000 join him (army)
He defeated 2 army’s the headed for northern Italy 72BC
Crassus deafeated him in 71BC
6,000 rebels crucified in Appian way into Rome
What were Roman crimes
Murder and theft
Who protected emperor
Specials protectors , praetorian guard
Was there a police force ?
No , but there was a group called vigiles
Name 5 legacy’s of Rome
Hypocaust (underfloor heating)
Thermopolium (takeaway)
Social welfare ( dole)
Roman numerals
Roman calendar
