Chapter 10 Sections 3 and 4
Owned large lots of land Owned slaves Owned villas Wealthy Romans became rich from agriculture Many rented land from wealthy landlords Worked in construction and at the docks Ran stores, taverns and restaurants Most poor Romans lived in crowded apartments
Ostia (Ancient Rome’s harbor)
ruled/videos/the-life-of-a-slave/ In 1 BCE, about 40% of Romans may have been slavesMost slaves had no rights and lived in terrible conditionsFree or loyal slaves could gain freedom and rights
Roman deities were influenced by Greek and Etruscan deities Rome had an established religion Politicians served as priests Tried their best to please the gods
Wealthy Romans became more corrupt Stole from the poor and foreigners Broke laws Poor Romans became poorer Roman rulers tried to keep them content by giving out grain Gaius and Gracchus tried to give land to the poor but were killed Gaius Marius was a commander who reformed the army
Rome had a civil war: senate vs. military commanders Fought each other to become dictator Sulla won Marius and Sulla Fought for control of Rome to replace Sulla Caesar won, was killed by the senate in 44 BCE, March 15 Pompey and Caesar Took title of Augustus “great one” Octavian took over