Ancient Rome's Arts, Living & Food Style!

Ancient Rome Art

Arch of Titus

The Arch of Titus is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It is 50 feet in height, 14 feet in width and  15 feet in depth.    

The Orator

The Orator is an Etruscan bronze sculpture was from the late second or the early first century BCE (Before Common Era.) The statue is 179 cm in height and wears a toga exigua. 

Mars of Todi

The so-called Mars of Todi is a near life-sized bronze warrior, dating from the late 5th or early 4th century BC, produced in Etruria for the Umbrian market. It was found at Todi, on the slope of Mount Santo.                     

                                                  

 

 

 

 

Ancient Rome's Living-

For Wealthy Romans, life was  good. They lived in beautiful houses. Often on the hills outside Rome, away from the noise and the smell. They enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle with luxurious furnishings, surrounded by servants and slaves to cater to their every desire. 

Poor Romans, however, could only dream of such a life. Sweating it out in the city, they lived in shabby, squalid houses that could collapse or burn at any moment. If times were hard, they might abandon newborn babies to the streets, hoping that someone else would take them in as a servant or slave.

Although their lives may have been different, they did have some things in common. In any Roman family life, the head of the household was a man. Though his wife looked after the household, he controlled it. He alone could own property. Only he decided the fate of his children and who they would marry.

Ancient Rome's Food Style-

The ancient Romans did not eat large meals. However, the rich Romans did enjoy expensive, varied meals with foods from all over the Roman Empire. This was because expensive and lavish meals were a good way to show off your wealth to others.

The main Roman food was pottage...... This was a thick stew made mostly from wheat, millet and corn. Some Romans would add cooked meat, offals or a wine sauce depending on how rich they were. 

Romans typically ate three meals per day. Breakfast was called ientaculum, lunch was known as prandium and the main meal was dinner, which was called cena.

The Romans ate almost lying down. Roman food was not eaten while sat at a table. Instead, they had couches that were spread around a low down, square table. Romans ate most of their food with their fingers.