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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Rome part 4


The city of Rome was in interesting place during this time in history. The city was made up of half ordinary, common folk (plebeians) and the other were people of some respect and money.

A typical villa usually consisted of:
  • 2 bedrooms

  • a dining room

  • a pool room (The pool got its water from the rain.)

  • a servants room

  • a hall way

  • a kitchen

  • a bathroom

  • a discussing room

  • a small garden

  • stables

  • store houses

School in Rome

Almost all kids in Rome went to school,boys and girls. They usually read on scrolls, but wrote on wax tablets. School was harsh in that you could quickly get a beating for not following instructions.

Fun in Rome

The Colosseum is where Romans went for entertainment. There they would watch people or animals kill one another. This is a crazy form of entertainment in my opinion. However, we Americans don't hesitate going to the theaters and watch Jason Bourne kill people. Are we that much different then the Romans of yesterday?

For those of you interested in weapons, here is a list of what a gladiators might use while fighting in the Colesseum:

  • hopolomachus sword ,shield

  • tracian sword ,shield

  • retiarius trident

  • secutor sword ,shield
  • venatores spear


The retiarius would fight the secutor. Venatores were at type of gladiator that only fought animals. The Colosseum in Rome could hold 50,000 people! It had a pool in the middle and some Palm trees in the middle.

What type of animals were used?

  • lions
  • elephants
  • leopards

      If you have any questions about this post, just leave a comment and I will answer you personally. If you would like to read more on the roman army just click here and it will take you to a great website.