Roman Society and Culture
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ROMAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE
1. Life in Imperial Romea. For the Rich
i. Had two homes: city and country home called a villa
ii. Had running water and bathsiii. Wealthy men were in politics
b. For the Poori. Lived in crowed 3 or 4 story apartmentsii. Free food and public entertainment was
used to keep the poor from rebelling
c. Public Entertainmenti. Circuses
1. Chariot Racinga. Circus
Maximus could accommodate 250,000 people
2. Amphitheatersa. Animal fightsb. Gladiators
3. Public Baths http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/default.aspx
d. Familyi. Paterfamilias or Family Father
1. Head of Familyii. Emphasis on virtues such as simplicity,
religious devotion and obedienceiii. Adoption
1. One way to ensure family name carried on
iv. Roman Women1. Relied on a male guardian2. Could own and inherit property3. Lower class women could work outside
the home
e. Educationi. Upper classes placed great value on
educationii. Children taught at homeiii. Wealthy hired tutors or sent sons to
exclusive schools
f. Religioni. Adopted many elements of Greek
mythologyii. Worshiped house hold gods called
penatesiii. Emperor worshiped as a godiv. Emphasis on signsv. Augurs were priest who interpret signs
2. Rome’s Cultural Legacya. Science and
Engineeringi. Galen
1. Wrote several volumes summarizing all the medical knowledge of his day
ii. Ptolemy1. Synthesized all the knowledge of others in
a single theory in astronomy2. Believed the earth was the center of the
universe
iii. Aqueducts1. Man-made
channels used to bring water to the cities
b. Architecturei. Round arch and vault
c. Language and literatureii. Latin
d. Lawi. Civil law
1. Based on a written code of laws 2. Adopted by many European countries after
the fall of Rome3. Influence still seen in the legal systems of
most of the world
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