Ancient Rome: People, Society, and Everyday Life

Apuntes

--- PAGE 1 --- Wa ve PEOPLe whvu MAUVE HISTORY IN by Patricia Levy Ilustrated by Richard Hook W --- PAGE 2 --- PEOPLE WHO MADE HISTORY IN ANCIENT ROME. Who were the ancient Romans? COMES POWER grew gradually over several hundred years, until the Roman Empire at its height, in the time of the emperor Trajan (aD 98-117), extended from ‘modern Portugal in the west to Britain in the far north to Mesopotamia in the east and Egypt in the south, ‘Throughout its history, Rome fought many ‘wars with its neighbours. These wars helped to make Rome rich in booty, slaves and taxes taken from its defeated enemies. {A.A marble carving showing a butcher at work in his shop. He has a block cleaver similar to those used by modern butchers, and has hung pieces of meat around the shop, eo MEDITERRANEAN SEA ‘BLACK SEA <The Roman Empice at its height inthe second century A. --- PAGE 3 --- WHO WERETHE ANCIENT ROMANS? ‘The empire also depended heavily on trade, From Daci (modern Romania) and Spain came gold and silver, Sj and North Africa provided horses, a importa pain id grain ~ a very t food ~ came from all over the empire, ‘The Roman people worked in a variety of jobs, much like people today. They wer...