Roman adaptations

1.What was life like for a Roman family?

Women in Roman times were less important than men, They lived for serving them. The father was the most important in the family. He could decide the baby´s destiny. Many girls got married and died young, and they could die if they didn´t have a baby.

2.Did Romans go to school?

At Roman times the rich boys were basically the only ones that could go to school. They prepared them for the army or government. The poor children worked helping their parents.

3.Did the romans have free time?

Most people in Roman Times did not have free time. Soldiers often played table games.

People hunted animals for fun and for food.

Roman emperors enjoyed fights between gladiators, and fights between people and animals. They paid to see it in the amphitheatres.

4.How did Rome get its name?

Rome is now the capital city of Italy. The Romans had a story to explain how Rome began. In this story appeared two twin boys: Romulus and Remus, the sons of Mars.

                                 

An evil uncle took the babies from their mother and threw them into the River Tiber for them to drown. And a wolf mother took them with her and fed them. Later a herdsman looked after the twins until they grew up.

Years later, Mars told his sons to build a city. The city was Rome. One day, Remus made fun of the wall that Romulus had built around the city. The twins argued, and Romulus killed Remus.