Ancient Rome

One custom Roman brides performed that may shock many today was having her hair parted, ideally

Roman shoppers had to get up early because

The Roman celebration of cruelty and suffering as the empire brought internal peace was a(n)

Childhood was short and unlike today for many Roman girls, especially if they were rich because

Rome housed the world's first ____

Romans loved seeing animals (often chained together) fighting. One of the most popular pairs

Why was Emperor Vitellius murdered by the mob?

Tellingly, the Roman state had no legal monopoly of __ until the 2nd century AD.

Only rich Romans had their own

Roman baths were gyms, malls, galleries etc. bath @ Caracalla held 1600 bathers, the baths were

What did the mad Emperor Caligula do because of a shortage of condemned criminals at the games?

Roman engineers also designed public lavatories, which were convenient but different from today

Sons were valued more than daughters in ancient Rome because

One extraordinary naval show was particularly impressive because it included

One of many tragic outcomes of the Colosseum is that not only hundreds of thousands died there

_, delicate hair was highly prized as it was rare, Roman women used __ to bleach their own hair

Many of the best teachers were ____ ____; the Romans admired their long tradition of learning

Rich Romans had more than one house because

Ordinary Romans liked pipes, flutes, cymbals and horns, rich Romans found them vulgar and liked

The Roman system of law forms the basis of many legal systems today, it was strict but fair and

Where were the extremely expensive naval gladiatorial shows [naumachiae] held?

Around 0 CE, the pagan religious and memorial aspects of gladiatorial games transitioned into

One example of just how exotic and expensive the games were is that

Romans were remarkable engineers in general. Their control of water was shown through

Why did editors often grant mercy for wounded gladiators?

A very well-preserved Roman theatre still intact at Orange, France seats almost 10,000 and

Gladiatorial shows

'They[spectators] found comfort for death' wrote Tertullian ____

Roman families included everyone (even servants) in a household and were headed by ___ who had

Going to a barber hurt, scissors and razors didn't exist & barbers used _ for hair and _ beards

Romans ate their biggest meal of the day

Wealthy homes often had

School was only for ____, where from 7-16 they were prepared for public life and they learned

To make sure the losing gladiator wasn't pretending to be dead

The editor was in charge of the games and he funded them to gain political favour but

Gladiators were both loved and despised such that the great Christian writer Tertullin wrote:

If a gladiator was found pretending to be alive

“I will endure to be burned, to be bound, to be beaten, and to be killed by the sword” was the

By ¬300 AD, Rome was the largest city in the world and over _____ people lived there.

Attendants who dragged the dead away were dressed as

Rome built the world's first ____

Romans admired gladiators for their strength, bravery and skill but most

Emperor Commodus killed hundreds of exotic animals from walkways and one contemporary noted

Rome had its own fire brigade _. It was necessary as ordinary families used fires to stay warm.

The mad emperor Nero was said to have

The Romans invented Valentine's Day. Why would we consider their version strange today?

Trained animals were popular at the games and one animal trainer

After a weak start to the grand naval battle because the men refused to fight

How did the spectacle of the gladiatorial games begin?

What rights did citizens have that non-citizens did not?

Roman actors were almost all men, some were huge stars and women couldn't sit near the stage