1. Daily Life During the Pax Romana
By: Sam Kirchhoff

2. Key Terms
Great Fire of AD 64 – fire in Roman tenements that killed thousands of residents
Bulla – a magic charm
Pedagogue – well-educated Greek slave; responsible for educating a young boy
calculate/calculi – our word “calculate” comes from calculi, the Latin name for the pebbles; the pebbles were part of a counting frame, used to teach students arithmetic
Rhetoric – the art of public speaking
toga praetexta – white toga with a purple hem; worn by a senator, praetor, or consul
toga candida – toga whitened with chalk worn by a man running for office; our word “candidate” is derived from this
toga virilis – plain toga worn at age 15 that signified manhood
Fullers – special tradesmen who cleaned woolen togas

3. Life in the Cities 10 percent of people lived in the cities
Lower class lived in tenements, which were several story buildings
Tenements smelled bad and there were many fires. Why?

4. Life in the Cities (continued)
If you didn’t pay rent by eviction (July 1st) you would be kicked out on to the streets
The rich lived in luxurious palaces much better than the lower class
Just 1 in 26 were these palaces
Tenement

5. The Role of Women
Even though the men owned the family the women could attend festivals and banquets and some even owned land
However most women were at home all day spinning, cooking, and raising the children

6. The Role of Women (Marriage)
A woman became eligible for marriage at the age of 14
Her father selected the man she would marry and she had no say in it
Modern weddings have many similarities to roman weddings

7. Education Romans learned from the Greeks
Only boys got an education
Others were put to work once they were old enough

8. Education, continued Usually taught by a Greek school master
What age did boys graduate from elementary school?

9. Roman Dress Much simpler then we dress today Men wore a linen tunic
Women wore a loose gown that went down to her ankles
Romans loved jewelry

10. Thank You!!! :)
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