Ancient Rome

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Ancient Rome

• By Jenna

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Introduction

• My project is about Ancient Rome. Rome is the
  capital of Italy. It is in Europe. Ancient Rome
  was very different from Rome today. I am going to
  talk about ancient civilization in Rome.

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Italy
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History

• Roman history is divided into three main periods
• 1) Before the rise of Rome
• 2) The Roman Republic
• 3) The Roman Empire

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Before the rise of Rome

• Before the rise of Rome there was the Stone Age
  and the Bronze Age. During the Stone Age about 12
  000 years ago some people were living in caves in
  Italy. They left some stone tools and some
  engravings on bone. During the Bronze Age the
  people of Italy learned to use bronze from the
  people of West Asia. People lived in small towns
  and spoke Latin.

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The Roman Republic

• It was during the Roman Republic the rich people
  decided they didnt want to be ruled by kings
  anymore. Rich people wanted more power for
  themselves. But the rich people couldnt get rid
  of the kings all by themselves. They needed the
  poor men to fight for them. So they promised the
  poor men they could have a lot of power in the
  new government. In this time there were a lot of
  wars in the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar ran the
  government for about ten years.

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The Roman Empire

• During the Empire time people were getting tired
  of all the fighting and killing. Many kings ruled
  at this time such as
• 1) Julius Caesar
• 2) Augustus
• 3) Tiberius

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Roman Empire (continued)

• In the year 410 AD the fall of the Roman Empire
  occurred. The city was destroyed and many people
  were killed. After the fall of the Roman Empire
  Italy was divided into 3 parts the Islamic
  South, the Papal Middle and the Holy Roman Empire
  in the north.

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The Baths

• In ancient Rome the public baths were extremely
  popular. Roman women and men tried to visited the
  baths at least once everyday. The baths had hot
  and cold pools, towels, slaves to wait on them,
  steam rooms, saunas, exercise rooms and hair
  cutting salons. These baths also had reading
  rooms and stores. People loved them. At one time
  there were as many as 900 public baths in ancient
  Rome. A trip to the bath was a very important
  part of ancient Roman daily life. Could kids use
  the baths? NO!! Could slaves use the baths? NO!!

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The Colosseum

• The Colosseum was a huge public entertainment
  center. It could seat 45 000 people. This is
  where the ancient Romans gathered for bloody
  fighting between men and wild animals. This is
  where they threw people to the lions. Many
  prisoners were thrown in with the lions. To see
  people being killed was very entertaining to the
  ancient Romans.

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The Colosseum
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The Forum

• The Forum was the main marketplace and business
  center where the Ancient Romans went to do their
  banking, trading, shopping and marketing. It was
  also a place for public speaking. Ancient Romans
  loved to talk and argue. People in the Forum
  would stop and listen to arguments. The Forum was
  also used for festivals and religious ceremonies.

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Gods and Goddesses

• The Ancient Romans had gods for nearly
  everything. There were temples all over Roman
  Empire. There was a temple in the forum. Every
  home had a household god. The Ancient Romans
  brought offerings of meat and other items to
  temples. They honored their gods everyday.

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Gods and Goddesses (continued)

• Some Ancient Roman gods and goddesses were
• 1) Gaea Mother Earth
• 2) Uranus Father Sky
• 3) Jupiter God of the sky
• 4) Neptune God of the sea
• 5) Juno Goddess of women

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Neptune
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Toys

• Children in Ancient Rome played with balls, board
  games, hobbyhorses, kites, tiny models of people,
  models of animals and hoops. The hoops were made
  of metal and had bells on them to warn people to
  get out of the way. Children also walked on
  stilts, played tic-tac-toe and knucklebones which
  is a lot like jacks only played with bones. Boys
  played war and girls played with rag dolls and
  dolls of wax or clay. The Ancient Romans loved
  games. They played ball games and lifted weights.

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Pets

• Dogs were the most common pets. The Ancient
  Romans also had many kinds of birds like pigeons,
  ducks, quail and geese. They also had monkeys for
  pets.

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School

• Roman children studied reading, writing and
  counting. They read scrolls and books. They wrote
  on boards covered with wax and used pebbles to do
  math problems. They were taught Roman numerals
  and studied Latin, Greek, grammar and literature.
  School was not free so poor kids didnt go.

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Food

• Breakfast
• Ancient Romans who were poor would have a
  breakfast of bread ( dry or dipped in wine ),
  olives, cheese or raisins. Rich Romans would eat
  meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, bread and honey.
  Romans ate with their hands.

• Lunch
• Lunch was usually a cold meal eaten about 1100
  A.M. It was bread, salad, olives, cheese, fruit,
  nuts and cold meat. After lunch the ancient
  Romans enjoyed a midday rest or siesta for 2 to 3
  hours. Everybody took a nap and the streets were
  deserted. Even the kids got a 2 to 3 hour break
  from school.

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Dinner

• Most of the time the poor Romans had a dinner of
  porridge and vegetables. Sometimes they would eat
  fish, bread, olives, wine and meat. Rich Romans
  had large dinner parties with lots of wine. They
  spent hours at dinner. The men would lie on
  couches to eat and be entertained with music. The
  women and children had to eat in a separate room.

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Clothing

• The very early Romans wore a toga. A toga is a
  sheet wrapped around the body. Later on the
  Romans wore tunics which looked like long
  tee-shirts. Tunics were made of cool linen for
  summer and warm wool for winter.

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Clothing (continued)

• Men
• Roman soldiers wore armor. Men wore rings. Some
  men wore as many as 16 rings. They wore long
  hair and full beards. Men wore sandals on their
  feet.

• Women
• Roman women loved necklaces, pins, earrings,
  bracelets and friendship rings. Pearls were their
  favorites. Women died their hair golden-red. They
  carried fans made of peacock feathers. Womens
  sandals were brightly colored. Children wore a
  locket around their neck given to them at birth
  called a bulla. They believed it protected them
  against evil.

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Houses

• Poor Romans lived in apartment houses called
  flats above their shops. In the flats an entire
  family might be all crowded into one room,
  without running water. They didnt have toilets.
  They had to use public toilets. The rich Romans
  lived in family homes. They were made of brick
  with red tile roofs with rooms around a central
  courtyard. The windows and balconies faced the
  courtyard. There were paintings on the floor.
  There was very little furniture and no carpeting.
  Great grandparents, grandparents , parents and
  kids usually live together.

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House Plan
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Inventions

• One of Italys famous inventors was Leonardo Da
  Vinci. He invented a flying machine. Our
  helicopter is based on his concept. H e was also
  a famous artist. The telescope was also invented
  in Italy as well as cursive hand writing, the
  thermometer, electric battery and liposuction.
  Opera also started in Italy.

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Rome Today

• Ancient Rome was very different from Rome today.
  The population of Rome today is 2 655 970. The
  cities are large and modern. There are no longer
  kings and emperors. The baths, the Colosseum and
  the forum are for tourists now. People live in
  modern houses and dress in modern clothes. Pasta
  is the most common food. After lunch Italian
  still enjoy the siesta.

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What I Learned

• I learned so much about Ancient Rome. I learned
  about the Colosseum and how they use to throw men
  into the arena with wild animals. I also learned
  about the Baths. I found out that the kids and
  slaves were not allowed to use the baths. I dont
  think that was fair!!

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! The End !

• Thank you for watching my show. I hope you liked
  it!
• ! Jenna !