Life in Ancient Rome Chapter 9-1
Jan 02, 2016
Roman Art Romans admired
Greek art and Architecture
Roman Statues were different than Greeks
Roman statues were more realistic
Roman Architecture
Used Greek style porches and rows of columns called colonnades
Added own features such as arches and domes
Arches supported bridges, aqeuduct, buildings.
Vaults—rows of arches built against one another
(curved ceilings)
Roman Architecture Concrete—mixture
of volcanic ash, lime, and water
Roman Colosseum---AD 80
Pantheon—temple built to honor Rome’s Gods
Roman Literature
Virgil—Aeneid Horace—Satires/Odes Catullus—poems about love, sadness,
and envy Livy—wrote the History of Rome in 10
BC Tacitus—wrote about the darker side
of Rome
Roman Science and Engineering
Galen—Greek doctor Brought his medical ideas to Rome Anatomy—the study of body structure To learn about inner organs, cut open dead animals and
recorded his findings West studied his for more than 1,500 years
Roman Science and Engineering
Ptolemy—lived in Alexandria, Egypt Studied the sky and carefully mapped over 1,000
different stars Studied the motion of planets and stars Incorrectly placed the Earth as the center of the
universe
Roman Science and Engineering Built complex system
of roads and aqueducts
11 aqueducts fed Rome’s homes, bathhouses, and public bathrooms
Roman cities had sewers to remove waste
Daily Life in Rome
Rome was one of the largest cities in the world
Roman cities were laid out in a square with the main roads crossing at right angles
Wealthy Romans lived in large comfortable houses (villas)
Daily Life in Rome City of Rome was crowded, noisy and dirty.
People tossed garbage into the streets
Thieves roamed the streets at night
Most people in Rome were poor, living in apartments (sometimes in one room)
Family Life Families were important to Romans.
Often large
Father was the head of the household called Paterfamilias (“father of the family”)
Had complete control over family members (punishment, arranged marriages)
Family Life Some paterfamilias mad sure his children
were educated
Poor Romans could not afford an education
Wealthy Romans would hire tutors.
Some older boys went to school to learn reading, writing, and Rhetoric (public speaking)
Daily Life in Rome Older girls did not go to school
Girls studied reading and writing at home and learned household duties
Between 14-16—celebrate becoming a man by burning his toys to the household gods
Once of age, they joined the family business, become a soldier, or start a career
Women in Rome Women did not become
adults until they married.
Woman usually wore a long flowing robe with a cloak called a palla
Had some rights—Paterfamilias looked after the wife and her affairs.
They often sought the womens advice (Livia, wife of Augustus)
Women in Rome Roman women
freedoms depended on her husband’s wealth.
Wealthy women could own land, run a business, and sell property
Managed household, enslaved people
Women in Rome
Less wealthy women, spent their time working in their houses or helping their husband in family run shops
Were allowed to leave home to shop, visit friends, worship at temples, or go to baths
Enslaved People Slave labor grew as Rome took over more
territory
By 100 BC, about 40 percent of the people in Italy were enslaved
Jobs—worked in homes, fields, mines, and workshops
Enslaved Greeks worked as teacher, artisans, and doctors