Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Book on Ancient Rome daily life


Title - Life of Ancient Rome

7-10 Interesting facts:

  • Romans hadan official state god named Sol Invictus
  • The rich people of Rome believed heavily on education for their children
  • Romans used guard dogs to keep their belonings safe
  • Romans were one of the first people to have fully working sewers
  • Rome's biggest Colosseum, The Circus Maximus had seating for 250,000 Romans
  • 40 percent of Rome's population were slaves
  • The Gladiators of Rome fought to the death
Questions that I still have from the book
  • Why were the Roman's so brutal?

    No comments:

    Post a Comment