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Design your own villa The rules: You have a limited budget: your card will tell you what it is You need to fill in the record sheet listing what you have bought, you can change our mind though!

PriceName of itemDescriptionMoney left

Your budget is 900 denarii You are a Roman citizen who likes to show others that you have more money that you really do You rarely have people to stay over night, but you do enjoy having dinner parties to boast about yourself. You have a wife, and your children live in their own houses

Your budget is 20,000 denarii You are a wealthy Roman citizen. You have many small businesses that are run for you, and this is how you make your money. You are well respected in the community as you are also a member of the local government, and people often ask you for advice and favours. You have an older son and younger daughter, and your wife and her sister also live in your house.

Your budget is denarii You are a Roman citizen who earns your money by being a doctor. You have a large family of 3 sons and 2 daughters under the age of 10. You are well respected, and people often come to the home to ask for advice, but you do not treat patients at home, but you do keep records of them at your home. You work very hard and like to spend some of the time you have at home relaxing quietly.