Life In Ancient Rome Chapter 10 Section 1 Pg 461 - 468.

Life In Ancient Rome

Chapter 10 Section 1Pg 461 - 468

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

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

Life In Ancient Rome• 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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Life In Ancient Rome• 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.

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

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 14-16 & were allowed to start their careers

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

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

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

Life In Ancient Rome• 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