Ancient Rome

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

Roman shoppers had to get up early because

Rich Romans had more than one house because

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

If a gladiator was found pretending to be alive

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

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

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

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.

Trained animals were popular at the games and one animal trainer

Only rich Romans had their own

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

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

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

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

Why was Emperor Vitellius murdered by the mob?

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

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

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

One extraordinary naval show was particularly impressive because it included

Rome built the world's first ____

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

Why did editors often grant mercy for wounded gladiators?

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

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

Rome housed the world's first ____

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

Wealthy homes often had

Gladiatorial shows

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

How did the spectacle of the gladiatorial games begin?

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

The mad emperor Nero was said to have

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

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

Sons were valued more than daughters in ancient Rome because

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Romans ate their biggest meal of the day

Attendants who dragged the dead away were dressed as

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