Rome in Caesar’s Time

Rome in Caesar’s Time By: Caleb Bunnell, Rodney Williams, and Tyler Webb

The Family consisted of a father, mother, children, married sons, and slaves. If you were not married by the age 15 or 16 years old, they would punish you. The fathers got to choose who their kids were going to marrying. The life in Roman Times

Housing - the poor Romans would of live in what is called an insulae. Insulae consisted of six to eight three- story apartment blocks, grouped around a central courtyard. The upper floors were the most unsafe and therefore the cheapest to rent. The Life in Roman Times

Rich people lived in town houses called domus. Some rich people lived on country sides houses called villa. If people didn’t have enough money for houses they would rent apartments called cenaculm. There apartments some were big and fancy but most were 1 room. They lighted there house by oil lamps. Roman Houses

Upper class • Senatorial class-this was all political. It was dominated by the nobles. It included thosewho served in the senate and by the extension their families. • Equestrian-the basis for this class was economic. A man could be enrolled if he could prove a stable amount of wealth and property. Society

Lower class • Commons- all free born citizens. The special mark for dress was toga. • latins- freeborn citizens residents of Italy. Had a special category for them called JunianLatins • Foreigners- all other free born men and women who lived in Rome's territory. • Freed people- men and women who had been slaves and had bought there freedoms or had became patrons • Slaves- humans were born into slavery or sold though war or piracy. Society

Rome didn’t have any public schools. Most children went to private schools or studied at home. In many homes, the slaves taught the children. They studied Latin and Greek They wrote on paper made from reeds and wrote on animal skins. Several private schools had only one room and only one class through the day. Education

The paper made out of reeds and the animal skin was too expensive for the students, so they would write on wax tablets with a pointed stick called a stylus. • They did have a few books in their schools. The books had to be hand-written, so the book was consisted of a look piece of paper wrapped around a piece of stick. This was called a scroll. Education

The Romans only used 7 letters to represent their numbers. I = 1 V = 5 X = 10 L = 50 C = 100 D = 500 M = 1000 Roman Numerals

The parents and older people didn’t have very much free time but when they did, they played board games with counters and dice. Hunting was another game they liked; they held fights and gladiator events. Entertainment

Roman children had some toys like toy soldiers, balls, and doll houses. Even poor children played board games. They used pebbles and wooden dolls. Most children had pets, the most common were dogs, birds, and monkeys. Entertainment

Rome in Caesar’s Time