Most people in Rome rented their homes. Rich people lived in
very big villas. It had around 50 or 60 rooms in it. There were
mosaics in every room. The poorest families lived on the top floor
in a small, one room flats which were often made of wood. Builders
back then could build houses on top each other. Roman homes didnt
have electricity and were lit by oil lamps or wax candles. The
houses didnt have any toilets. FACT: They used sponges instead of
toilet paper.
Slide 4
Rich people ate better than poor people. Poor people ate very
little amounts of food. Poor people ate fish, bread, olives and
sometimes meat. The mother normally cooked the food. A banquet
would last for hours and hours. They would eat until they got sick.
They would get sick in a vomitarium just to eat more food. At a
banquet they would eat disgusting food. FACT: THEY EVEN STUFFED
ANIIMALS
Slide 5
Romulus and Remus were twins. They had a evil uncle called
Augustus. Augustus put them in the river Tiber. A she wolf found
them in a basket. She looked after them until a shepherd found
them. When Romulus and Remus were young men they were building a
city when they had a fight. Romulus threw a rock at Remus and
killed him. FACT: Rome is named after Romulus.
Slide 6
Warriors in Rome were quite fierce back then. They were the
strongest army in the world. They had great armour. They had
powerful weapons. They had a javelin, shield, sword and a pickaxe.
The army was made of legions. Each legion had 6, 000 legionaries.
Every legion was divided in to groups of 100 men. The officer in
charge of 100 men was called a centurion.
Slide 7
Pompeii was a great big city. It was very famous city in Italy.
One day in 79 AD Mount Vesuvius erupted. The people started to
scream and run. Ash, rocks and dust flew out of it. Then suddenly
lava started to cover Pompeii. It was frozen for 1, 700 years. It
was found by a man digging up his garden.
Slide 8
The romans had lots of gods. They were mostly from the Greeks.
Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Janus, Bacchus, Neptune, Minerva and Ceres
were the most famous gods and goddesses. Janus had two heads. Mars
is the father of Romulus and Remus. Jupiter was the strongest
god.
Slide 9
In the amphitheatre gladiators fought lions, bears and each
other. If the gladiator was beaten the audience would decide if he
would live or die. The baths were a place to chat to their friends.
They would bathe and go for a swim in the baths. They would
normally kill other people for fun. They raced chariots for fun as
well. They also played board games.
