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2. Life In Ancient Rome
1) Where did the Romans get a lot of their ideas from?
GREECE!!!
Romans studied & admired Greek statues, buildings & ideas
They borrowed & changed things to meet their own needs

3. Life In Ancient Rome 2) What was Roman art like?
Roman art was more realistic than Greek art
Roman statues would have wrinkles, warts & other unattractive features
Romans used arches to create vaults – curved ceilings & domes.
Romans were the first to create & use concrete – a mixture of ash, line & water

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3) What some of Rome’s most famous concrete buildings?
The Pantheon was built. to honor the Roman gods
The Pantheon was the largest domed roof of its time
The Colosseum was built around 80 A.D
The Colosseum arena could hold about 60,000 people – that’s TWICE the number of people in Beaumont!

5. Life In Ancient Rome 4) Who was Virgil?
An important Roman author who got used Homer(the Greek author) as inspiration
Virgil wrote the epic poem Aeneid about the Trojan prince, Aeneas & how he came to Italy
Virgil described Aeneas as the perfect Roman citizen - brave, self-controlled & loyal

6. Life In Ancient Rome 5) Who was Horace?
Another Roman poet who used Greek ideas in his writing
Horace wrote satires – poems that made fun of human weaknesses
He also wrote odes – poems that express strong emotions about life

7. Life In Ancient Rome 6) Who was Livy? A famous Roman historian
He wrote the History of Rome around 10 B.C.
Livy describes Rome’s rise to power
Livy greatly admired the early Romans & thought that history had a lot of moral lessons people could learn from.

8. Life In Ancient Rome 7) What was Roman theater like?
Based on Greek tragedies & comedies
Romans really liked plays with humor in them.
Roman playwrights later influenced writers in Europe & America

9. Life In Ancient Rome 8) Who was Galen?
A Greek doctor who brought many medical ideas to Rome
Galen emphasized the importance of anatomy – the study of body structure
Galen cut open dead animals * recorded his findings
Doctors studied Galen’s books & drawings for more than 1,500 years after he died

10. Life In Ancient Rome 9) Who was Ptolemy?
Roman scientist who lived in Alexandria, Egypt
Ptolemy studied the sky & mapped over 1,000 different stars
He also recorded the movement of the planets & stars & created rules to explain their movement

11. Life In Ancient Rome 10) Why were Roman engineers important?
Roman engineers built a HUGE system of roads & bridges to connect the empire
Roman roads made travel & trade much more accessible
Roman engineers also designed aqueducts to bring fresh water to the towns & cities
Roman cities also had sewers to remove the waste people created

12. Life In Ancient Rome 11) What was the city of Rome like?
Most Roman cities were laid out in a square with main roads crossing at right angles
At the city center was a Forum – an open space that served as a market & meeting place
Temples & gov’t buildings were built around the Forum
Rome was very crowded & people threw their garbage in the streets

13. Life In Ancient Rome 12) What type of houses did the Romans live in?
Most of the Roman people were poor & lived in apartment buildings made of stone &wood
Roman apartments were 6 stories high & often collapsed or burned down
Wealthy Romans lived in large comfortable house with big rooms & beautiful gardens

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13) How did the Roman gov’t keep people from rioting?
The Roman gov’t provided “bread & circuses”
People would come to the shows for the free grain & chariot races & gladiator contests
Gladiators were usually enslaved people
Gladiators were often admired, like sports stars are today.

15. Life In Ancient Rome 14) What was Roman family life like?
Family was very important to the Romans
Families included parents, children, other relatives & slaves
The father was the paterfamilias - head of the household
The father had complete control over everyone, including punishment & arranging marriages

16. Life In Ancient Rome 15) Did Roman children attend school?
Yes, but only wealthy Romans could afford to educated their children.
Boys went to school to learn reading, writing & rhetoric – public speaking
Girls stayed home & studied reading, writing & household skills
Boys were considered to be men between & were allowed to start their careers

17. Life In Ancient Rome 16) What rights did women in Ancient Rome have?
Women had some rights but not as many as men
Wealthy women had more independence
They could own land, run businesses & sell property
Poor women had lass freedom – they usually kept the house & helped their husbands run the family shop

18. Life In Ancient Rome 17) How did the Romans treat enslaved people?
For most slaves, life was miserable – they were punished for poor work or running away
Slaves often rebelled
In 73 B.C., a gladiator slave named Spartacus led 70,000 slaves against the Roman army & won
The army finally crushed the revolt 2 years later. Spartacus was crucified with 6,000 of his followers

19. Life In Ancient Rome 18) What was the religion of Rome?
The ancient Romans were polytheistic – worshipped many gods & goddesses
The Greek god & goddesses were very popular in Rome – they were given Roman names
Romans honored their gods by praying & offering food
Every Roman house had an altar for the family’s household god or goddess
Other religions were allowed as long as they did not threaten the Roman gov’t

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19) What other ideas did Rome “borrow” from Greece?
Philosophy
Romans really liked the Greece philosophy of Stoicism
For Romans, Stoicism encourage them to live in a practical way.
Roman Stoic philosophers urged people to participate in public affairs, civic duty & to treat enslaved people with respect