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LEISURE: The Roman Way

LEISURE: The Roman Way. Palaestra Drinking and Gambling. PALAESTRA. public gymnasium, sporting arena and exercise ground - palaestrae (plural). Great Palaestra in Pompeii http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2724369070085383519MtcKqz.

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LEISURE: The Roman Way

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  1. LEISURE:The Roman Way • Palaestra • Drinking and • Gambling

  2. PALAESTRA public gymnasium, sporting arena and exercise ground - palaestrae (plural) Great Palaestra in Pompeii http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2724369070085383519MtcKqz

  3. http://www.mmdtkw.org/ALRItkwVes03Pompeii.html

  4. Floor painting from Herculaneum Palaestra http://www.bollywoodsargam.com/search_yahoo_images.php?search_term=Down+Town+Palestra • male figures in a possible, sporting stance, preparing for sporting competitions. • suggests palaestra was used as a sporting arena.

  5. Marble statue from Small Palaestra, Pompeii, The Lost World of Pompeii Marble statue from Palaestra, Herculanuem • marble statues showing the ideal figure for men. • suggests women did not play sport • promoting an active lifestyle for citizens

  6. GRAFFITI “He who has paid me for my lessons receive what he desires from the gods” a teacher, in the Great Palaestra, PompeiiBaldassare Conticello, Rediscovering Pompeii, IBM Italia, Italy pg29 “Antiochus hung out here with his girlfriend Cithera.” from the Great Palaestra, Pompeii http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm

  7. http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/stabian_stucco2.jpghttp://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/stabian_stucco2.jpg Painting of Hercules, from Herculaneum - the worship of the cult of Hercules

  8. DRINKING • bars (thermopolia or cauponae) • taverns “ Cheers! We drink like wineskins” from a Pompeian bar http://historysjcdubbo.wikispaces.com/file/view/Pompeii+and+Herculaneum+Economy.ppt#267,15, Shop Keepers & Bar Owners The Drinking scene

  9. http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/thermopolion.viadiana.jpghttp://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/thermopolion.viadiana.jpg Bar in Herculaneum • notice how close the shop is to the footpath • they were the size of a small room • lack of seating and inscriptions on walls suggests • people drank whilst standing.

  10. jars embedded into masonry counter, called dolia • contained hot food and drink • some bars offered dining areas for seating and gambling. Bar in Pompeii http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_art_gallery_03.shtml Bar in Herculaneum http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/thermopolium_jugs.jpg

  11. Stone bench, Herculaneum. http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/thermopolium_bench.jpg • comfortable seating for the wealthy. • emphasises the small size of bars. “I screwed the barmaid” Bar of Athictus, Pompeii, http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm “You can get a drink here for only one coin.  You can drink better wine for two coins.” Bar from Herculaneum http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm

  12. Fresco from Thermopolium of Ventutius Placidus, Pompeii. http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Italy/Campania/Pompeii-145697/Things_To_Do-Pompeii-Ancent_ways_of_relaxing-BR-1.html • dedicated to Dionysus ( god of wine), Mercury ( god of commerce) and Lares ( protector of he house). • found in most bars and inns, suggesting the importance of wine and drinking.

  13. The Drinking Scene, Inn of Salvius, Pompeii Man on left : “Over here” (hoc) Man on right: “No, it's mine” (non / mia est). Barmaid, carrying a cup and wine jug: “The man who ordered this will get it. Oceanus, come here and drink” (qui vol / sumat / Oceane / veni bibe). http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/index7.html • amphorae used to hold wine • suggests wine was main beverage consumed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_art_gallery_03.shtml

  14. GAMBLING • Roman dice ( tesserae) • Astragals • Cock-fighting

  15. The Gambling Scene, Inn of Salvius, Pompeii http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/gamblers_painting.jpg Man on left: “I've got it” (exsi) Man on right: “It's two, not three” (non / tria duas / est) dice found at Herculaneum http://www.aerobiologicalengineering.com/wxk116/Roman/BoardGames/tesserae.html

  16. Theodore.H Feder, Great Treasures of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Abbeville Press, New York 1978, pg 40

  17. Cock-fighting, Pompeii http://www.jhauser.us/pictures/history/Romans/Pompeii/4/93-05.jpg

  18. Roman coin, from Pompeii http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/rawson.html “Celadus the Thracian, of the team of Octavius, has won three out of three victories.”a triumphant gambler Great Palaestra, Pompeii Baldassare Conticello, Rediscovering Pompeii, IBM Italia, Italy pg29

  19. FINIS

  20. - Colin Amery, Brian Curran, The Lost World of Pompeii, Frances Lincoln, London 2002 BIBLIOGRAPHY BOOKS: - Kate Cameron, Jennifer Lawless, Secrets of Vesuvius: Unlocking the Sources form Pompeii and Herculaneum, Nelson Australia, Melbourne 2006 - Louise Zarmati,Heinemann Ancient and Medieval History: Pompeii and Herculaneum, Harcourt Education, Sydney, 2005 - Peter Connolly, Pompeii, Oxford University Press, Hong Kong, 1979 - Theodore.H Feder, Great Treasures of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Abbeville Press, New York 1978 - Baldassare Conticello, Rediscovering Pompeii, IBM Italia, Italy 1990

  21. http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2724369070085383519MtcKz Author: AG Interactive Last Update: 2009 WEBSITES http://www.mmdtkw.org/ALRItkwVes03Pompeii.html Author: Unknown Last Update: Unknown http://www.bollywoodsargam.com/search_yahoo_images.php?search_term=Down+Town+Palestra Author: BollywoodSARGAM Team Last Update: Unknown http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm Author: Unknown Last Update: Unknown http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/stabian_stucco2.jpg http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/thermopolium_jugs.jpg http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/thermopolium_bench.jpg http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/index7.html http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/gamblers_painting.jpg http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/rawson.html http://www.vroma.org/images/raia_images/thermopolion.viadiana.jpg Author: Barbara F. McManus and Daniel Jung Last Update: Unknown http://historysjcdubbo.wikispaces.com/file/view/Pompeii+and+Herculaneum+Economy.ppt#267,15, Shop Keepers & Bar Owners Author: Unknown Last Update: Unknown

  22. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_art_gallery_03.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_art_gallery_03.shtml Author: BBC Last Update: 2009 http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Italy/Campania/Pompeii-145697/Things_To_Do-Pompeii-Ancent_ways_of_relaxing-BR-1.html Author: VirtualTourist Last Update: Unknown http://www.aerobiologicalengineering.com/wxk116/Roman/BoardGames/tesserae.html Author: Dr. Kowalski Last Update: Unknown http://www.jhauser.us/pictures/history/Romans/Pompeii/4/93-05.jpg Author: John Hauser Last Update: April 29th 2009 http://www.herculaneum.ox.ac.uk/article_gymnasium.html#introduction Author: William Hopton Last Update: 29th October 2009 http://www.pompeii.org.uk/m.php/museum-large-palaestra-pompeii-en-126-m.htm Author: Tredy s.a.s Last Update: 2009 http://arcanehistory.com/?p=47 Author: patwm18 Last Update: September 2009

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