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A ROMAN’S LIFE

A ROMAN’S LIFE. From birth to death. Growing up. The newborn is given a name on their 9 th day Boy’s name: Gaius Iulius Caesar Girl’s name: Julia At the age of 15 a boy becomes a man, namely a full citizen and wears the toga virilis .

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A ROMAN’S LIFE

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  1. A ROMAN’S LIFE From birth to death

  2. Growing up • The newborn is given a name on their 9th day • Boy’s name: Gaius Iulius Caesar • Girl’s name: Julia • At the age of 15 a boy becomes a man, namely a full citizen and wears the toga virilis. • Around the same age a girl is usually given in her first marriage • Life expectancy is on average shorter (about 30-35 years), which makes an earlier start in life imperative. • Admission to manhood/womanhood comes with the advent of sexual (not necessarily emotional) maturity.

  3. Is this a Toga Virilis?

  4. Nope. That was the toga praetexta. Is this a toga virilis?

  5. Nope. This was just a sheet on an idiot. Is this the toga virilis?

  6. Nope. They are decorated Togae of magistrates. What about this one?

  7. Nope. That’s a dressIs this a toga?

  8. Nope. This is a greek style outfit (too short. This one maybe?

  9. Nope. This is a soldier’s outfit. This one, maybe?

  10. this the one

  11. Education • Primary education: Maybe at home, but usually at a ludus (school), common for boys and girls (the Greeks only sent boys to school, while girls were schooled at home). • Lessons included languages (Greek and Latin) arithmetic and some physical exercise. • Secondary education usually at a grammar school with a grammaticus. Involved reading and learning Greek and Latin literature.

  12. School

  13. The ArtesLiberales

  14. Higher education • Rhetoric • (Quintilian InstitutioOratoria), Cicero De Oratore • Philosophy • In Christian times: • Theology • TECHNICAL EDUCATION (e.g. Medicine or Engeneering) were offered through apprenticeships with a master.

  15. Marriage • Often for political reasons • A contract set out the property arrangements and legitimized the marriage • The ceremony bears many similarities with ours (engagement ring, covering of the bride, white dress, fertility symbols) ,because we have adopted these from the Romans. • A wedding party and a bridal procession, is common in many cultures\ • Marriage, like death, was a socially stratified event, where the rich had the opportunity for ostentatious behavior.

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