Daily life of a Rome

The Romans were very different from people today. Unlike most of us, they were intense soldiers, putting their lives on the line daily, wonderful architects, building the most beautiful buildings in history, and just very determined people. Also, the Romans are different from us because they were very down-to-earth people and were not materialisitic. You can see this in their statues. The Greeks made statues of perfect people, while the Romans made people very realistic with big noses, little hands, and so on.

The chores of the Romans depended on the persons class. The rich people had a better life than the poor people due to them having more money and power and the lives of the women and children were also very different from the lives of the men.

The daily life of the men in Rome was very lively and they focused on working alot. The man was considered the "rulers of the household." Since they were the dominant one in the family, they also had to look the part. They always wore togas and were very clean cut most of the time, having almost no facial hair. They would help their family and they would join the army to pretect their family. It did not matter if you were a poor or a rich man in Rome because when they took care of their family, they completed the job and did the best they could at it, even if that meant doing almost everything without any money.

The women in Rome were very good workers, but mostly never left their houses. The only times they left their houses was to go shopping, go to the baths, visit friends and family, or go to parties and festivals only if she is invited by her husband. They women did not have very many rights and freedoms. They did not have the right to vote and they also did not have the right to own any of their own things. Everything they went out and bought would either go to her children or her husband.

Children's education started from when the boys and girls were 7 years old to when they were about 11 years. During this, they were taught reading, writing, arithmatic, and sometimes the Greek language. There was also a secondary education for boys only. This started from age 12 to age 15 and during this, they taught Latin and Greek subjects only.

So, as you can see, the lives of the Romans was very different than our today, and things have changed throughout the years. :)