Romans Flashcards
Describe the collessum
The colleseum was built in 172 CE and was used for gladiator fights, they flooded it for events. Before it was a colosseum it was Emperor Nero’s golden palace. The colosseum can hold up to 50,000 people
Describe the Circus Maximus
The circus Maximus was built in 6 BC. It has a seating capacity of 250,000 people. It was a sports venue where Romans came together to watch Chariot fights.
Baths of Caracalla
The Baths of Caracalla were made in 212 AD and were decorated with Frescoes.
The Pantheon
The Pantheon is served as a tomb and it constructed between 105 and 107 AD. It was dedicated to Pagan Gods. It has the biggest unreinforced concrete dome.
What was a rich and royal roman called
A patrician
What was a poor person in Rome called
A plebeian
Where did plebeians live
In apartment blocks called Insulae
Where did patricians live
The lived in a house called a domus
What were Plebeians given
The were given a dole which was a payment of free grain - so that they would support the rule of patricians
How many stories high were insulaes normally
Insulaes were normally 5 stories high
Marriage in Ancient Rome
Roman girls usually got married at the age of 14 or 15
