Roman Culture

Introduction All the new provinces of Rome were run by an appointed governor. All provinces , like Canada, had their own unique culture while adopting Roman Traditions.

Language The most common language was Latin. All the peoples of Rome had to learn it to communicate and trade.

Religion Romans were Polytheists. To get the Gods attention they danced and made sacrifices. Overtime the Roman religion accepted the Gods from all the people they conquered.

Architecture Romans learned how to build from other city states, especially the Greeks. Many Cities Today were designed based on Rome.

Roman vs Today

Entertainment There were many opportunities to perform in Rome. Amphitheaters and circuses were popular venues. Many people left their farms and moved to the city. By doing so, they got the right to vote, free food and entertainment! The Emperor wanted to keep their vote!

Entertainment

Roman Bath houses They were like indoor pools today! Water came from aqueducts. They also has steam baths, gym, and libraries. They were like ancient community centers.

Then vs Now

Pompeii Mount Vesuvius, a volcano in Italy. Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 A.D., when the volcano buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under a thick carpet of volcanic ash. The dust “poured across the land” like a flood, one witness wrote, and shrouded the city in “a darkness…like the black of closed and unlighted rooms.” Two thousand people died, and the city was abandoned for almost as many years. When a group of explorers rediscovered the site in 1748, they were surprised to find that–underneath a thick layer of dust and debris–Pompeii was mostly intact. The buildings, artifacts and skeletons left behind in the buried city have taught us a great deal about everyday life in the ancient world.

Pompeii Influences Pompeii Bastille Pompeii trailer

Homework Pg 132-135