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Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome:
Daily Life, Religion, and
Entertainment
Daily Life: Food
 The Ancient Romans ate 3 meals a day.
 Breakfast usually consisted of bread and
cheese.
 Lunch usually consisted of meat, fish, olives,
and fruit.
 Dinner was usually an elaborate meal with
several courses.
Daily Life: Clothing
 The Ancient Romans had simple clothes.
 They usually wore sandals on their feet
indoors. Their sandals were made of
leather or reeds.
 Outdoors, they would wear closed toed
leather shoes to protect their feet.
Daily Life: Clothing
 Males and females wore tunics
that hung to their knees.
 Men wore a toga, and women
wore a palla over their tunics. The
toga and the palla were basically a
large sheet draped around their
body.
Daily Life: Shelter
 The Ancient Romans lived in apartment
type housing.
 Most apartment buildings were 3 to 5
stories high.
Daily Life: Shelter
• Most of the buildings in Ancient Rome
were made of wood.
• People were afraid to use fire in their
homes, and would cook outside the home.
Daily Life: Shelter
 Upper class Romans would live in houses;
their houses were built around an open
courtyard called an atrium.
 The roof opened to allow sunlight in.
Daily Life: Work
• In the part of the Roman Empire that was
considered a rural area, people would
make their living by farming.
• Their most important cash crops were
olives and grapes. They also raised pigs
and sheep.
• Richer farmers owned larger ranch type
farms and lived in houses called villas.
Daily Life: Education
• People spoke many different languages in
Ancient Rome, mostly Latin and Greek.
• Children were taught an education in the
homes. They were taught the basics:
reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Daily Life: Education
• In Ancient Rome, there were no public
schools.
• Some families sent their children to small
schools, for a certain fee, or they might
hire tutors to teach their children.
• As children progressed in age, they would
study other things like Roman and Greek
writers, astronomy, and law.
Daily Life: Education
• Marriages in Ancient Rome were prearranged. Boys married between the ages
of 15 and 18, and girls married between
the ages of 13 and 14.
Daily Life: Bath
 The Ancient Romans had large, lavish,
open bath areas, where they encouraged
daily bathing and exercise.
 This area was a popular place for Ancient
Romans.
Daily Life: Bath
 Here they would talk, exercise, meet with
friends, relax, and play games.
 The baths included changing rooms,
sweating rooms (sonas), and unheated
rooms with cold water baths.
 The baths were open to everyone, for a
small fee.
Daily Life: Religion
• The early Romans believed in
gods/goddesses controlled daily life. The
Romans worshiped many of the same
gods/goddesses that the Greeks did,
however they gave them different Greek
names.
• The Roman Forum was the center of
community life, and was used as a temple
where people could come to worship.
Daily Life: Religion
• Eventually, the religion of Christianity would
spread throughout Rome.
• The Roman Emperor, Constantine, declared
Christianity Rome’s official religion around 300
AD.
• Christianity continues to be one of the major
religions in Rome today.
• Rome holds the Vatican City, which is the home
of the Catholic Church. Rome still serves as the
center of the Catholic Church.
Entertainment: Theater
– One of the Ancient Romans favorite activities.
Romans might spend all day watching
different sorts of performances.
– They might see tragedies or comedies.
Entertainment: Theater
– Many of the plays they viewed were copied
from the Greeks.
– The theaters were very large, and would seat
thousands at the time.
– The theaters were built so the actors voices
would carry upward through the stands.
Entertainment: Colosseum
– A huge theater in Rome
– Over 50,000 people could sit
in it
– Community events such as
plays, games, and fights were
held in it.
– The emperors paid for the
different events that took
place in the colosseum, and
they held them in order to
keep the citizens happy.
Entertainment: Colosseum
– The fights held in the colosseum drew the
most attention.
– Battles between men and wild animals were
the most popular.
– Trap doors allowed the animals to pop up and
attack the men in the arena.
Entertainment: Colosseum
– Sometimes groups of men, such as slaves,
prisoners, and criminals would fight.
– The men who fought the animals were known
as gladiators.
– You can still visit the ruins of the colosseum
today.
Entertainment: Circus
– Circuses were used for chariot racing. A
circus was a large open oval arena.
– Chariots had two wheels and were very light.
They were usually pulled by 4 horses. The
winners of the races were usually given a
palm leaf and a large cash prize.
Entertainment: Circus
• The Circus Maximus was Rome’s largest
circus arena and held around 180,000
people.
2.) Daily Life
• they ate 3 meals a day: breakfast, lunch,
dinner
• They wore tunics and togas or pallas over
the tunics
• Lived in apartment type housing
• Upper class usually lived in atrium style
housing
• Married at a young age
• Home - schooled or had a private tutor
• Bathed and exercised daily
4.) Religion
• Beginning they worshiped Greek gods and
goddesses, and changed their names to
Roman ones
• Christianity began to be spread throughout
Rome by 300 AD
• The Roman Forum was their area of
worship
• Constantine declared Christianity Rome’s
official Religion
5.) Entertainment
• Roman Colosseum – Gladiators, people,
and animals would fight for entertainment
• Theater – plays like comedies and
tragedies would be performed
• Circus – chariot races would occur for fun
• Circus Maximus was Rome’s largest
circus
Week 6, DG 3
10-11-06
• Look at your power point / slide show
handout!
• List and explain, in complete sentences,
the three main forms of entertainment that
you might see in Ancient Rome.
Ancient Rome:
Arts, Natural Resources,
Transportation, Roman
Contributions
Natural Resources
• Ancient Rome was full of natural
resources, that the Romans used to trade
and survive.
• Grain fields, mineral deposits, and forests
were all abundant throughout Rome.
Arts
• The Ancient Romans came up with an “arch”.
They also came up with the building material
concrete.
• Many of the sculptures and paintings showed
Roman daily life, and modeled Greek art.
• Romans took pride in their many churches or
cathedrals that were in Ancient Rome.
Transportation/Trade
• The Romans invented the road system.
• They had basically 50,000 miles of roads
within the Roman Empire. The army
initially built these roads for easier travel of
troops, but they soon began to be used by
everyone in Rome.
• Most roads were
straight and smooth
Transportation/Trade
• The Ancient Romans also used cargo
ships to help trade and ship goods from
place to place.
• Carts and wagons were used to hall goods
around in town.
• The Mediterranean Sea was the main
source of travel throughout the Roman
Empire.
Roman Contribution: Water
– Ancient Romans thought that it was important
to keep water systems clean.
– Romans built a system of aqueducts that
brought in millions of gallons of water from
neighboring hills into the city every day.
– There were lead pipes connected to some
houses that would pump water into them.
AQUEDUCT
• Something that looks like a bridge but it
carries water over a valley!
Roman Contribution: Water
– The water was used for drinking, bathing, and
for the fountains.
– The city had a system of underground sewers
to carry away sewage, also.
– In the countryside, farmers could use the
aqueducts to irrigate their crops.
6.) Art
• Romans developed the “arch” and
concrete.
• Roman art showed daily life, and modeled
the Greeks.
• Important Art Structures:
– The Roman Forum
– Roman Colosseum
– Hadrian’s Wall
– Arch of Constantinople
– The Vatican- Sistine Chapel Ceiling
7.) Transportation / Trade
• They invented the Road System – 50,000
miles – it was used in the beginning for the
army
• They used cargo ships in the
Mediterranean Sea to ship goods
• In town they would use chariots, wagons,
or carts to get around.
8.) Natural Resources
• Rome was full of Natural Resources, that
they would use to trade and survive.
• Some of these resources were:
– Wheat or Grain
– Mineral deposits
– Marble quarries
– Forests
9.) Contributions: Water
• 1st to build a flowing water system – they
called it aqueducts
• Farmers would use the aqueducts to
irrigate their crops.
• Millions of gallons of water were brought
into the city daily, through the pipes.
• They used the water for drinking, bathing,
and the fountians.
Week 6, DG 4
• In complete sentences, explain to me the
importance of Ancient Rome’s Road
System! 
Week 6, DG 5
10-13-06
• Get together all of your DG’s for week 6
• Create and Copy the Checklist
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desk.
PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR DG’S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Answer the following in complete sentences. You need
more than one sentence for each answer!
1. Where or what was the location of Ancient Rome?
2. What is the story of Ancient Rome’s founding?
3. List and explain the 3 phases Ancient Rome’s Government went through.
4. What was the Roman Republic?
5. What were the Ancient Roman’s Meals like?
6. What did the Ancient Roman’s wear?
7. What did the Ancient Roman’s live in (lower and upper)?
8. What kind of education did the Ancient Roman’s get?
9. What did the Early Ancient Roman’s do for worship?
10. Explain how Chrisitinaity affected Ancient Rome.
11. List and Explain the three forms of entertianment for Anceint Rome.
12. What was the importance of the Ancient Roman road system?
13. How did the Ancient Roman’s create the Arch?
14. Explain the Ancient Roman’s water system.
15. Who was Julius Caesar?
16. Who was Octavian Augustus?
17. Who was Constantine?
18. Which do you think you would rather live in and why: Ancient Rome or
Greece?
Important Roman Leaders:
1.Caesar
2.Augustus
3.Constantine
Julius Caesar
The 5 W’s of Caesar: Who?
Who was he?
• He was an Ancient Rome military and
political leader.
• One of the ancient worlds strongest
leaders.
The 5 W’s of Caesar: What?
What did he do?
• He helped transform Rome into the Roman
Empire, by conquering many lands for
Rome.
• He was killed on March 15 in 44 BC, now
known as the Ides of March, the day of
Julius Caesar’s death. He was killed by
those who were scared of his power and
his “king” like ability to rule the area.
The 5 W’s of Caesar: Where?
Where or what area is
Caesar from?
• He was from Italy, and
more specifically, Ancient
Rome.
The 5 W’s of Caesar: When?
When, or what time period was Caesar
important?
• Caesar lived from 100 BC to 44 BC.
• How long did he live?
– ____________ years
The 5 W’s of Caesar: Why?
Why do we study Caesar?
• He is one of the important military
leaders of Ancient Rome.
• He reformed Roman society and
government.
• Shakespeare has written about the
powerful leader.
Octavian Augustus
The 5 W’s of Augustus: Who?
Who was he?
• He was an emperor who ruled the
Roman empire after Caesar was
killed.
•His is called either Octavian Augustus
or Caesar Augustus.
The 5 W’s of Augustus: What?
What did he do?
• He ruled as a Roman aristocrat for many
years after he became emperor.
• What did we say an aristocrat was?
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The 5 W’s of Augustus: Where?
Where was Augustus from or located at?
• Augustus was from Rome, Italy and helped
to control all of the Ancient Roman empire.
The 5 W’s of Augustus: When?
When in history was he
important?
• He lived from 63 BC to 12
AD
• How long did he live?
– ___________ years
The 5 W’s of Augustus: Why?
Why study Augustus?
• He ended an era of Civil Wars in Rome,
and bought peace and prosperity to the
Roman Empire.
Constantine
Head of
Constantine
Statue
The 5 W’s of Constantine: Who?
Who was he?
• Commonly known, or called, Constantine
the Great or Constantine the First
• His whole name is Gaius Flavius Valerius
Aurelius Constantinus
The 5 W’s of Constantine: What?
What did he do?
• He ruled the Roman Empire after
Augustus.
• He founded two other cities.
– The Byzantine Empire (now Istanbul), which
he called “New Rome”
– Constantinople, which he called “his city”
The 5 W’s of Constantine:
Where?
Where was he from, what area is he
important to?
• Constantine is important to Italy, and
specifically to Rome, Constantinople, and
modern day Istanbul.
The 5 W’s of Constantine:
When?
When or what time period is he important
to?
• He was born in 272 AD and died in 337
AD.
• It was during this period that he became
such a great leader.
• How long did he live?
– ___________________ years
The 5 W’s of Constantine: Why?
• Why do we study him?
• Constantinople is known for formerly
founding Christianity in the Roman empire
and other parts of Italy.
• This played a major role in spreading the
religion of Christianity.
• He is given the reputation of being the
“First Christian Emperor”.
Graphic Organizer Time!
• Well do Caesar together
• Augustus and Constantine you will need to
do alone!