5 W’s
· WHO
· The people of ancient Rome, (mainly the kids.)
· WHAT
· A typical day in the life of the Romans, but mainly the kids of ancient Rome.
· WHERE
· Rome
· WHEN
· The whole Roman empire, (31 B.C- 476 A.D)
· WHY
· Because the Roman’s lives are very important to Rome.
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A TYPICAL DAY
Here is an example of a typical day. A typical day is very different for everybody, but adults and kids both start the day with breakfast.
-BREAKFAST
The ancient Roman’s meals varied depending on their money. The richer citizens had fresh meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, and bread. These Romans often sweetened their foods with honey, as sugar had not been discovered yet. The rich didn’t clean up after breakfast, or even cut their own food. Slaves cut it for them, because the rich ate with their fingers. After the meal, slaves always had a wet towel handy so that the rich could use the towel to clean up.
The lower class Romans with less money had a simple meal of bread, (dry or dipped in wine,) and water. Sometimes the bread had raisins, olives, or cheese sprinkled on top. It became a custom to give bread to the unemployed in 1AD. As for workmen, they grabbed bread on their way to work; and finished it before they arrived. Kids also had breakfast, even the schoolboys. Schoolboys often stopped early in the morning at bakeries for a rushed meal, or to buy a wheat pancake or bread, to eat on the way to school.
-CLOTHING, (GETTING DRESSED)
The early Romans wore togas. They were typically 9 yards long white sheets that were arranged very carefully. Though these togas were very popular once, they fell out of style very quickly. They fell out of style because they were very inconvenient and the Romans who wore them often got cold. The ancient Romans then switched to more comfortable tunics; basically long shirts. These tunics were varied depending on the season. In winter, Romans wore tunics made of warm wool, and in summer, they wore togas made of linen; a cooler material. Togas or tunics, clothing was always important to the Romans.
-LUNCH
Lunch was one of the main meals in ancient Rome. “Lunch” in ancient Rome was called prandium. This was eaten in the afternoon, around eleven o’clock. The Romans that worked and went to school came home to eat lunch. After lunch they took a nap or they relaxed with their family. They could stay home for about two hours, then they had to get back to what they were doing before. Family time was very important to the Romans. It was important to have respect to your family.
The rich Romans had a big meal for lunch. They ate bread, salad, olives, cheese, fruit, or cold meat from last night’s dinner. This meal gave them energy for the rest of their day. However the poor did not get a big meal. They ate a lot of vegetables and porridge, or bread and cheese. If the Romans had a big lunch, their dinner would be very small.
-GIRLS AND WOMEN
First is all the differences between girls and women. Girls were very different clothing than women. Girls wear a simple tunic with a belt when they were inside. When girls went outside, the changed into longer tunics that reached down to their feet.
Women how ever, had a very different style than the girls of ancient Rome. The women always wore jewelry. They often wore ornate necklaces, pins, earrings, bracelets, and friendship rings. Pearls were very popular in ancient times and were often in the jewelry. The hair of all Roman women was usually pinned up by bejeweled hairpins. Women also liked looking in metal mirrors at themselves. Girls and women were all important parts of ancient Rome.
-BOYS AND MEN
The only jewelry men could wear was rings. If the men wanted to be stylish, they would were up to sixteen rings (a lot right)! Hairstyles kept changing from time to time. Way back in early Rome times, men wore long beards. For a wile they started to have no facial hair, with clean shaved heads. In about 1a.d. the men started to wear long beards again! The men wore tunics that were plain white.
Roman boys wore tunics down to their knees. The tunic was white with a crimson boarder. When the boy is about sixteen he is considered a citizen. When the boy is sixteen he starts wearing an all white tunic. The father styles the tunic so it fits the boy. The father hosts a party for the boy when he turns sixteen.
-GAMES AND TOYS
The children in ancient Rome played many games. Mosaics of the children depicted them playing games. Sometimes they would build little carts, then attach mice to the carts and race them. Two toys kids played with were the ball and the kite. Windy days were perfect for flying kites in the air, and catch is always a fun game. Another thing that kids built were hoops. These hoops were made of metal and then were used to make bells. The games the kids played tended to be mainly warlike. A common warlike game was called “Conquer Troy,” which was a reenactment of the original epic battle. The children used wooden swords in these games to make it all a little more realistic.
Not all games were warlike and complex. Two simple games that were played were tic-tac-toe and knuckle ball. Knuckle ball was the original version of jacks. All these different games were an easy way to pass time, and shaped the young minds of Rome.
After the school day was over kids went home to play. Only wealthy children could have lots of toys, because they could afford them. Their games and toys were based on real life activities. The girls played with wax dolls, which were made out of clay, cloth, bone, and wax. Girls also played board games. The boys played more rough games like tag, war games, wrestling, and sword fights. Balls, bats, board games, flying kites, hoops, and stilts were very common in ancient Rome. Both boys and girls played with their pets! Dogs, pigeons, ducks, quail, geese, monkeys, and cats were pets that the kids played with. If the men and women had less work to do they could play a board game with their kids. The rich romans had a lot more time to play games with their family because slaves do most of their work. The poor romans had a lot of work to do, so they did not get a lot of time to play with their family. The romans loved playing games with their family.
Here is an example of a typical day. A typical day is very different for everybody, but adults and kids both start the day with breakfast.
-BREAKFAST
The ancient Roman’s meals varied depending on their money. The richer citizens had fresh meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, and bread. These Romans often sweetened their foods with honey, as sugar had not been discovered yet. The rich didn’t clean up after breakfast, or even cut their own food. Slaves cut it for them, because the rich ate with their fingers. After the meal, slaves always had a wet towel handy so that the rich could use the towel to clean up.
The lower class Romans with less money had a simple meal of bread, (dry or dipped in wine,) and water. Sometimes the bread had raisins, olives, or cheese sprinkled on top. It became a custom to give bread to the unemployed in 1AD. As for workmen, they grabbed bread on their way to work; and finished it before they arrived. Kids also had breakfast, even the schoolboys. Schoolboys often stopped early in the morning at bakeries for a rushed meal, or to buy a wheat pancake or bread, to eat on the way to school.
-CLOTHING, (GETTING DRESSED)
The early Romans wore togas. They were typically 9 yards long white sheets that were arranged very carefully. Though these togas were very popular once, they fell out of style very quickly. They fell out of style because they were very inconvenient and the Romans who wore them often got cold. The ancient Romans then switched to more comfortable tunics; basically long shirts. These tunics were varied depending on the season. In winter, Romans wore tunics made of warm wool, and in summer, they wore togas made of linen; a cooler material. Togas or tunics, clothing was always important to the Romans.
-LUNCH
Lunch was one of the main meals in ancient Rome. “Lunch” in ancient Rome was called prandium. This was eaten in the afternoon, around eleven o’clock. The Romans that worked and went to school came home to eat lunch. After lunch they took a nap or they relaxed with their family. They could stay home for about two hours, then they had to get back to what they were doing before. Family time was very important to the Romans. It was important to have respect to your family.
The rich Romans had a big meal for lunch. They ate bread, salad, olives, cheese, fruit, or cold meat from last night’s dinner. This meal gave them energy for the rest of their day. However the poor did not get a big meal. They ate a lot of vegetables and porridge, or bread and cheese. If the Romans had a big lunch, their dinner would be very small.
-GIRLS AND WOMEN
First is all the differences between girls and women. Girls were very different clothing than women. Girls wear a simple tunic with a belt when they were inside. When girls went outside, the changed into longer tunics that reached down to their feet.
Women how ever, had a very different style than the girls of ancient Rome. The women always wore jewelry. They often wore ornate necklaces, pins, earrings, bracelets, and friendship rings. Pearls were very popular in ancient times and were often in the jewelry. The hair of all Roman women was usually pinned up by bejeweled hairpins. Women also liked looking in metal mirrors at themselves. Girls and women were all important parts of ancient Rome.
-BOYS AND MEN
The only jewelry men could wear was rings. If the men wanted to be stylish, they would were up to sixteen rings (a lot right)! Hairstyles kept changing from time to time. Way back in early Rome times, men wore long beards. For a wile they started to have no facial hair, with clean shaved heads. In about 1a.d. the men started to wear long beards again! The men wore tunics that were plain white.
Roman boys wore tunics down to their knees. The tunic was white with a crimson boarder. When the boy is about sixteen he is considered a citizen. When the boy is sixteen he starts wearing an all white tunic. The father styles the tunic so it fits the boy. The father hosts a party for the boy when he turns sixteen.
-GAMES AND TOYS
The children in ancient Rome played many games. Mosaics of the children depicted them playing games. Sometimes they would build little carts, then attach mice to the carts and race them. Two toys kids played with were the ball and the kite. Windy days were perfect for flying kites in the air, and catch is always a fun game. Another thing that kids built were hoops. These hoops were made of metal and then were used to make bells. The games the kids played tended to be mainly warlike. A common warlike game was called “Conquer Troy,” which was a reenactment of the original epic battle. The children used wooden swords in these games to make it all a little more realistic.
Not all games were warlike and complex. Two simple games that were played were tic-tac-toe and knuckle ball. Knuckle ball was the original version of jacks. All these different games were an easy way to pass time, and shaped the young minds of Rome.
After the school day was over kids went home to play. Only wealthy children could have lots of toys, because they could afford them. Their games and toys were based on real life activities. The girls played with wax dolls, which were made out of clay, cloth, bone, and wax. Girls also played board games. The boys played more rough games like tag, war games, wrestling, and sword fights. Balls, bats, board games, flying kites, hoops, and stilts were very common in ancient Rome. Both boys and girls played with their pets! Dogs, pigeons, ducks, quail, geese, monkeys, and cats were pets that the kids played with. If the men and women had less work to do they could play a board game with their kids. The rich romans had a lot more time to play games with their family because slaves do most of their work. The poor romans had a lot of work to do, so they did not get a lot of time to play with their family. The romans loved playing games with their family.
SOURCES
reidynotes.weebly.com/typical-day-in-ancient-rome.html
rome.mrdonn.org/toys.html
rome.mrdonn.org/children.html
reidynotes.weebly.com/typical-day-in-ancient-rome.html
rome.mrdonn.org/toys.html
rome.mrdonn.org/children.html