Ch. 35: Daily Life in the Roman Empire

A huge race track, for chariot races, with room for 200,000 spectators

• Circus Maximus

• Forum

• Colosseum

"Father of the family," in charge of the entire family, everyone had to obey

• Father

• Fatherpater

• Paterfather

• Paterfamilias

a gathering place, the heart of Rome's social and business gatherings, a good place to meet people

• Circus Maximus

• Forum

• Colosseum

large country summer houses, owned by the rich

• estate

• villa

• cottage

• hovel

a large arena where there was gladiator fighting

• Circus Maximus

• Forum

• Colosseum

a pointed instrument for writing in wax

• book

• pen

• stylus

• stick

a loose robe worn by men

• scarf

• nightshirt

• toga

• dress

Why would a wealthy Roman wear an old, dirty toga on purpose?

• To trick robbers into thinking he was poor.

• To fool people into giving him money.

• To trick bankers into lending him money.

• To fool people who wanted him to speak at the Senate.

A Roman man with an injured foot might put a little clay foot by a god's statue in a temple.

• True

• False

When a Roman baby was born, the parents would place a ___ around the newborn's neck for good luck.

• bulla

• charm bracelet

• four-leaf clover charm

• dolphin charm