A Roman family was somewhat different from a modern family. The father held much more power over the rest of the family than is true today, and women and children had few rights.
Objectives Identify the social classes of the Roman Empire.
Learn to understand the daily life of Rome by exploring examples of Roman art. Explore the differences between education in ancient Rome and modern education. Compare and contrast the views of old age held by the Romans with American views today. Identifying Social Classes from Primary Sources Students will read excerpts from Roman primary source documents and deduce what social class each author is from. Students will then write an interpretation of what they think Rome was like based on the information from the text.