1. Daily Life
http://www.rome-in-italy.com/ancient_rome_1EN.html
By John Anderson

2. Table of Contents
• Roman Gods
• Roman Food
• Roman Cloths
• Roman Recreation
• Roman Classes and Military
• Roman Kids and Family
• Roman Engineering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome
• Roman Roads
• Other Interesting Facts 1
• Other Interesting Facts 2
• Sources

3. Roman Gods
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• Roman gods were copied from greek gods
• The Romans added to the gods and also
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changed most of the gods names
• Some examples of the gods and what they
were for are Appollo-sun, Cupid-love, Mars-
war, Pluto-underworld, and Saturn-
agriculture

4. Roman Food
• Ancient Romans drank wine and had olive
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oil on a lot of their food.
• Romans ate cheese, fish, sausage, and bread
• Wealthy romans had multiple courses

5. Roman Clothes
• Romans wore things that wouldn’t make
them feel hot since it is very warm in Italy.
• Roman men wore a tunic and a long dress
like thing to cover their legs called a toga.
• Women wore long colorful dresses called a
stola rich women wore called a pala.
• Womens clothes were in bright colors.

6. Roman Recreation
• Romans had strange ways of having fun.
• Romans went to the colosseum and
circuses to see people and animals fight and
to watch chariot races.
• Ancient Romans went to the public baths
for wrestling, boxing, running, and other
interesting things like listening to music.

7. Roman Classes and
Military
• The army was made up of the legion, the
auxiliaries, and the Praetorian Guard.
• Rich romans lived in huge mansions.
• Poor farmers lived in small brick houses.
• Only citizens could be in the legion.

8. Roman Kids and Family
• The father was in charge of the family and
the house.
• Children played with toys, board games, and
pets.

9. Ancient Roman
Engineering
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• The Romans widely used arches and
domes.
• They also invented concrete.

10. Roman Roads
• Roman roads covered roughly 5,000 miles.
• The roads were extremely strait.
• They were strait to allow soldiers to travel
fast.

11. Other Interesting Facts
1
• In rome the holidays were often celebrated
with circuses.
• The romans carried imports and exports
faster by using boats.

12. Other Interesting facts
2
• The romans had coins that were silver,
copper, bronze, and gold.
• Romans imported things from China, India,
and Africa.
• Romans exported olive oil and wine since
they were worth a lot.

13. Sources
• Roman Gods: Roman Colosseum, 2008.
web. 1/17/12.
• Smith Doug. Roman Gods: Doug Smith.
ancients. 1999. web. 1/17/12
• T Alex “Ancient Rome” World Book
Student. World book. January 2012. web
1/17/12
• Roman Cuisine Oracle Think Quest web
1/17/12.