Some Interesting Facts
- For over two centuries the area known as Colosseum was the scene of the unbelievable cruelty and violence. A Flight between gladiators, battle between men and wild animals, people and animals were slaughtered here. Gladiators were professionaly trained fighters forced to fight to dealth.
- Gladiators would also fight bankrupt citizens who sold themselves to pay their debts and slaves sold to a Gladiator school by their masters and criminals. These fights lasted until dealth from one and other .
- Some of the delicacies at a Roman feast included raw sea urchin's, pig's udder, peacock brains and flamingo tongues.
- The Romans were very superstitious. They believed that the gods had to be kept happy with sacrifices and ceremonies or else they might bring bad luck to the people that ignored them.
- Roman children played games similar to hopscotch, tug-of-war and blind man's bluff. Rock, scissors, paper was played by the Egyptians and Romans. The Romans called it: Bucca, Bucca, Quot, Sunt, Hic
- Some Romans used to keep honking geese rather than watchdogs to alert them of intruders.
- Slaves were made to fight at rich peoples funerals. The blood was meant to make the gods happy.
- Romans believed nothing happened through chance, instead everything happened according to a set of rules.
- Female Slaves could be purchased from 1000 to 4000 denarius
- Male Slaves could be purchased from 300 to 800 denarius
- The Slaves had to be naked at thew market to allow their whole body to be inspected
- If you killed your father in Rome, you would be sewn up in a sack with a dog, a rooster, a snake and a monkey and then thown into the river or sea
When a Roman died their family mourned by wearing dull wool clothing.The would not bathe, comb their hair, cut their figernails, or change their clothes for a set period of time.
The periods of mourning were:
The periods of mourning were:
- One month - for the children under six
- Eight months - for a close relatives
- Ten months - for a husband
- One year - for parents and children over six
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The legend Of how rome got it's name (romulous and Remulous) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1D9wd29jI
The legend Of how rome got it's name (romulous and Remulous) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1D9wd29jI