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Page 1: Roman society and culture

Roman Society and Culture

By: Brandon, Colin, and Bre

Page 2: Roman society and culture

Building a Strong Empire

● Government was the strongest unifying force in the empire

● Law also helped unify the empire and changed laws with the Twelve Tables

● The Twelve Tables were the earliest attempt to create a code of law.

● These helped influence our civil and criminal laws

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● The Romans traded on three continents Europe, Africa, Asia.

● They traded things such as ivory, silk, and pepper.

● They also had about 60,000 miles of paved high that usually lead to military outposts

Trade and Transportation

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The Roman Army

● Men served from 15 to 20 years fighting in the Roman army

● They were usually stationed in outpost scattered along the farthest reaches of the empire

● They usually were peacekeepers in the region where they were stationed

● Men from other places were often asked to enlist but were promised citizenship when they returned

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Life in the Empire

● Daily life was hard in the empire unless you were rich.

● Rich people had much time for a lot of other things.

● Most rich people held dinner parties just to impress one another.

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Slaves and slavery

● Slaves were a big part of life in the empire.● They were used for many things.● Slaves that worked on large farms or in

mines were usually treated with harsher conditions.

● They had many skilled positions of trust, serving as doctors, teachers, or secretaries.

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The roles of men, women, and children

● Family was a very important thing to the Romans

● The man held most of the power in the family he was the main decision maker

● The women also did help some in making decisions unlike the Greeks

● The children went to school at an early age and learn what we learned in elementary school

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Fun and Games

● Most of the Romans enjoyed watching the Gladiators fight to the death

● Others are big sea battles when they would flood the arenas

● They were also lovers of the theater like comedies

● Most of this was to make the citizens unaware of what the government was actually doing

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Religion

● Early romans were seeking to achieve harmony through their gods.

● By the time that the empire had started there had become a state religion.

● In 12 B.C. Augustus had become the chief priest.

● Religious rituals were also a part of their religion.

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Science and Arts

● Aqueducts were an important part of roman architecture.

● They used he aqueducts to transport fresh and clean water from the mountains.

● Galen the physician wrote many books on his medical knowledge.

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Literature

● The Roman theater was always spoken in the language Latin

● They often played out Dramas or peoms● They sometimes read Greek literature

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Language

● Romans had learned their alphabet from the Etruscans who had gotten it from the Greeks.

● They changed some of the alphabet.● To this day we still use the Roman or Latin

alphabet.● The english added the letter J,Y,and W.