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Ancient Rome (The Roman Empire (The Roman army (Divided into legions…
Ancient Rome
The Roman Empire
In Roman legend, Rome was founded by Romulus
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Rome conquered all the land around the Mediterranean Sea. Its empire stretched north to Hadrian's wall between Scotland and England
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Food and drink
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The government also gave out free grain to poorer people because there was so much poverty. This was called the dole.
Richer Romans had tree meals a day including the cena - the main meal - in the evening, after the baths. Slaves served the food as the men and women lay on couches and faced into a table
Education
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Richer children went to primary school at the age of 7, where they learnt to write on wax tablets
Boys went to secondary school, where they studied history, philosophy geometry and the writings of the Greek and Latin authors. Some received training in public speaking for uses in politics
Richer girls ended their education at primary school because they were often married off at an early age - say 14
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What is the Colosseum?
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It was the largest ever built in the Roman Empire and could hold up to 50,000 sperctators
Romans at work
Farming was the most important occupation in Rome. Slaves did most of the work on the farms and everywhere else
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Poorer Romans worked as craftsmen such as bakers, glassworks or carpenters in their own workshops
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The Roman army
Divided into legions (groups of about 5,000 soldiers) and centuries (groups of 100 soldiers)
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Soldiers went on long, fast marches and built temporary camps at night
They used swords, shields, helmets and javelines
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Slaves
Most of the work on farms and in towns was done by slaves who were owned by Roman citizens or by government. They were brought and sold at market
Slaves sometimes rebelled against harsh treatment. The most serious rebellion was led by Spartacus. It took the Roman authorities two years to crush the rebel army of about 90,000 slaves
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Religion
Religion was important to the ancient Romans, who celebrated many religious festivals
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