Roman Emipre Flashcards
Were did slaves work?
Slaves worked everywhere in private households in mines, and factories and farms they also worked for city government on engineering project such as roads,aquifers buildings
What did Roman Boys and girls learn?
Roman boys learned maths,reading,writing,poetry,geometry and sometimes rhetoric at the Ludis while girls were thought at home by their moms to run an good household and be a good wife
What is manumission?
Manumission is when the slaves master frees the slave from slavery.
Where are roman gods /goddesses from?
Roman gods/goddesses are from Greek
How did romans worship their gods?
Romans worshiped their gods by praying every morning at the laraium. And they would make offerings of money,food or animals for sacralise at temples
Was Christianity forbidden in Rome and who made it non forbidden anymore
Christianity was seen as a threat in Rome because Christian’s only beloved in one god and they rejected the state gods of Rome while the romans were generally very tolerant of their religions, and Christians refused, to participate in any ceremonies to do with gods of Rome . And Emperor Costaninte is the one who lifted the burden of Christianity in Rome
How was Roman entertainment celebrated?
They would gamble,fish,hunt but usually the kinds of entertainment was the Roman baths (were romans bathed and did business deals) Gladiator is where (slaves,Roman prisoners, criminals fought other people or animals such as bears,) chariot racing(was racing with a horse their were 4 teams white,red,blue,black mostly slaves/foreigners did it) Secret fact that funerals were only held for Patricia and dancers/singers would cry and say the accomplishments they did
How many spectators could the colosseum hold? And were their any seating plans?
The colosseum could hold 50,00 spectators and the male plebeians were behind the male particians and slaves were at the very back with woman
What was chariot racing in Ancient Rome?
Chariot racing in Ancient Rome was carriages drawn by horses and you had to race 7 laps in an circus maximums arena it was an 2000 foot long sand track and the arena could hold 200,000 people
What did Ancient Rome give us?
Ancient Rome gave us roads, cement, social care welfare elements of surgery, and the aqueduct
What did men and woman wear in Rome
Men wore a toga while woman wore a Stola
Where did participants live?
Housing in town was called a domus ( multiple rooms indoor courtyard, gardens and beautifully painted walls
Housing in the countryside was called a Villa
What did plebeian men and woman wear
Men wore a tunic to their knees
Woman wore a plane Stola
What were plebeians given as payment?
They were given an dole (dole was an government program witch gave out free subsized grain, and later bread, to the poorest residents in the city of Rome)
What are plebians?
Plebians are rich land owners who were the generals over the army,owned slaves and provided the empire’s religious,political and military leadership
