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Joe, Jeremiah and Coltrane are the head designers in the making of this museum. They are the people who founded and are in charge of the Ancient Rome Museum. Joe – Joe Borello is one of the three founders in the museum, and he specializes in Ancient Roman’s labor and the jobs that people got and what role they played.Coltrane – Coltrane Nadler is the second of the three founders, and he specializes in Ancient Roman’s youth and is an expert when it comes to the lives of young females.Jeremiah – Jeremiah LaCon is the last of the three founders of the museum, and he is an expert in Religion of both Paganism and Christianity.

Joe, Jeremiah, Coltrane

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Life in LaborLife in Labor

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In Ancient Rome young noble men had a range of jobs to choose from, much like today.  For example a job I  found gross was the alipilus whose job is to pick out underarm hair.  Although many noble boys would not be doing this job, they probably would have learned the art of glass blowing or other jobs  that required talents.Many noble followed in the footsteps of their father or became politicians so this left many jobs to be filled by the lower class.

It was very normal for Roman boys to start their apprenticeship at age 16.  They spent the majority of the year with their master and away from their family.  By 17 they enlisted in the army and spent one year campaigning in the army.  When they were 18 they came back to work and start a family.  This helped the economy by creating a steady increase in the number in working men each year 

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Nobel Roman Boys had a large range of jobs and were taught through apprenticeship witch was important in era of skilled jobs and unregulated schooling.

In Ancient Rome there was no schooling in  your chosen field like Collage now-a-days. The only way to learn how to do your job and do it well was to learn from a master in the field.  This is why in ancient Rome the only way to work in your field was to be an apprentice first. This impacted the economy positively.  If you think if everyone who works has to have an internship there first for a year, no one would be bad at a job.  Anyone could hold the talents necessary to to the task well.This also negatively impacts the economy as well.  If masters and experts are in short supply.  It limits the amount of workers in the field.  With less worker the price goes up which limits the number of people who can afford it.This intern makes people less money and even less to spend.

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Nobel Roman Boys had a large range of jobs and were taught through apprenticeship witch was important in era of skilled jobs and unregulated schooling.

Aldrete, Gregory S. "Work in the Roman Empire." Daily Life through History.   ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. 

http://romanancienthistory.com/

The economy was greatly affected for the better and worse. Apprenticeship created many jobs and allowed the knowledge of many generations to be taught to the next generation in the work force. It indirectly helped protect the city both economically and physically.  Young boys had to spend one year in the army after their apprenticeship.  This supplied a steady flow of soldiers which better protected their city.  It protected them from economic collapse and prevented many rough spots in our economy we have today.

It also limited  the work force too much which led to less shops and other services.  It probably also did not help that with less masters to learn from men less people could learn to do the job.  Only one or maybe two young men could take a masters place.  The positives out weigh the negatives 2:1 so you can. Obviously see why they choose this system.

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Nobel Roman Boys had a large range of jobs and were taught through apprenticeship witch was important in era of skilled jobs and unregulated schooling.

Room 2

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Youth LifeYouth Life

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During the Hellenistic era, sculptors delighted in the variation of layers of drapery. This statue was previously apart of the collection created by the Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani in Rome.

This was a common outfit of young girls residing in Ancient Rome.

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The female youth in ancient Rome were valued to a very minimal level. They had no control over their own fate, or their lives.

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Girls, even before they started they started life were generally valued as untouchables  When a child was born, it was usually abandoned. And as a youth they had no freedom, they were controlled by their fathers. Even after they were married they still gained no freedom, the authority just moved on to their husbands.

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The female youth in ancient Rome were valued to a very minimal level. They had no control over their own fate, or their lives.

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Girls had a minimal amount of power, because they were always under the authority of a male. She would be controlled by her father until she married, which is when her husband would gain control over her. If her husband should every fall to the deceased, he brother, uncle, or father would regain the control of her. From adolescent years to adult hood they never gained full freedom.

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The female youth in ancient Rome were valued to a very minimal level. They had no control over their own fate, or their lives.

Room 3

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ReligionReligion

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Emperor Constantine was the emperor that jump started the following of Christianity in ancient and present day Rome. And was the same Emperor who built the city Constantipolis. He was the empire who started the great era that we know today as the Byzantine Empire. That lasted from 330 BC – 1453 AD.

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The conversion of Rome from paganism to Christianity was rooted by the rise of the Emperor Constantine, his beliefs on Christianity, and his belief that paganism was a sin.

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This is a painting that was found in a villa that was made in about 1 AD. The archeologist found that it was originally meant for the pagan gods. But then Christianity adopted it and changed the painting. This is a prime example of how much Christianity changed the life of Romans.

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The conversion of Rome from paganism to Christianity was rooted by the rise of the Emperor Constantine, his beliefs on Christianity, and his belief that paganism was a sin.

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The photo you see to your left is about saint named John. John is praying so that the pagan building may shall be destroyed. As you see this painting makes it seem as though paganism is a very bad thing, and that it should be destroyed entirely as a whole.

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The conversion of Rome from paganism to Christianity was rooted by the rise of the Emperor Constantine, his beliefs on Christianity, and his belief that paganism was a sin.

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This is a textile fragment. And was made by Egyptians who were Christian, and they are known as Copts. When Constantine became the Emperor, he made every one become a Christian, and since he had control over Egypt they became Christians to and was forced to follow all of Emperor Constantine's customs.

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The conversion of Rome from paganism to Christianity was rooted by the rise of the Emperor Constantine, his beliefs on Christianity, and his belief that paganism was a sin.

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Rare ArtifactsRare Artifacts

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This is a vessel from 200-300 BC, from ancient Rome, and was used for wine and other drinks. Also it was used for ceremonies such as sacrifices to their Roman gods such as Mars and Venus.

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Roman Single-Handled Glass Amphora

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Nero was a very cruel Emperor and was the emperor under the very tragic event the Great Fire. The Great Fire, was when there was a huge fire that started in the forest and spread all the way over through a town and devastated it. Then later on, Nero blamed the Christians for this and he punished them harshly and killed many people in the act.

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Nero’s Coin

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This is a painting of Mercury, the Roman God of messaging and poetry. He is depicted as a short bearded man with winged sandals, a wand, and some type of horn. This painting was made in the period Imperial Roman, before the Byzantine Empire and the conversion of Christianity.

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Mercury Painting

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This is a photo of a mural painting known as a fresco. A fresco is when you make the image upon freshly laid lime stone. This is just one of the other frescoes that was created, the purpose of each of the frescoes was to represent the signs of zodiac, such as Apollo.

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Fresco (Canvas)

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The silver mirror, was made in the vicinity from 200-300 CE. This mirror reminds me of the mythological story, of when Perseus killed Medusa with using a mirror and using it to look at her without looking at her eyes. Event though it isn’t a Roman story, Roman’s took a lot of Greeks traditions, stories, and Gods. So this mirror reminds me of the Greek stories even though it is a Roman mirror. It just goes to show how culture’s can effect each other.

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Roman Silver Mirror

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This is a map of Ancient Rome and all of the kingdoms that Ancient Rome ruled over. As you could see they ruled over most of North Africa, some of Asia, and all of Europe. The reason why Rome became such a dominant force is because they had a very good government, a very strong military and an abundant trade.

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Ancient Rome Map

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