Roman Entertainment

What sorts of games would Roman children play? dolls balls dice games board games all of the above Fill in the blanks to complete the information about Roman entertainment! Chariot drivers were the celebrities of the day.There were FOUR chariot teams in ancient Rome: the Reds, Blues, Greens and Whites.The racetrack was known as the Circus Maximus and could hold up to 200,000 fans.Each large town had a sports arena that look similar our modern ones. The one in Rome is called the Coliseum and it can hold 50,000 spectators at once.Events at the arena and racetrack were subsidized by a wealthy citizen who wanted to gain popularity with the people of Rome. Everyone could get in for FREE!Gladiator fights would take place in the Coliseum - ancient Romans were much more used to death as entertainment than we are today.On special occasions, they would flood the arena and hold sea battles.At the theater, actors were male and would wear large face masks, so that Romans in the very back could see their expressions. Who could enter Roman baths? men and women children slaves all of the above What SOCIAL CLASS of Roman society made the Romans bath run effectively? Describe the HYPOCAUST system: Fill in the blanks to complete the information about a wealthy Roman's experience at the baths: After entering the apodyterium (changing room), Romans would walk around the baths wearing nothing.In the frigidarium, the water was not heated.In the tepidarium, the water was warmly heated and the calidarium had the hottest water.Wealthy Romans might have a slave follow them around throughout the baths.Before bathing, Romans might cover their bodies with oil and then engage in exercise.Also before bathing, Romans would have the dirt and oil scraped from their bodies. Fill in the blanks to complete the information about a slave's experience at the Roman baths: The baths must be very hot to please the wealthy Romans.In order the keep the heat steady, slaves had to stoke the fires below the baths constantly. The spaces underneath the baths would have been extremely hot and very cramped.There is little light in the slave areas - most of it comes from the flames.The role of Roman slaves at baths often goes unnoticed, but without these persevering people, the Romans would never have experienced the luxury they became known for.