Everyday Life

Everyday Life

Amphitheatre
1. blood sports
  1. Evidence
    1. Reliefs
    2. Inscriptions
    3. Mosaics
    4. Wall paintings
    5. Depict different types of blood sports
    6. Barracks for gladiators
      1. Greaves
      2. Helmets
      3. Shoulder protectors
2. None found at Herculaneum
Theatres
1. Two at Pompeii
  1. Large theatre
  2. Odeon
2. Plays
  1. evidence
    1. paintings
Palaestra
1. public gymnasium
  1. running
  2. discus
  3. wrestling
  4. swimming
2. Graffiti indicates
  1. local home of the Augustan youth Movement
    1. Juventus
      1. collegia juvenum
        Paid by Roman state
        teach military discipline and loyalty
Baths
1. 4 public baths
  1. Stabian
    1. Separate provisions made for women
  2. Forum
    1. Separate provisions made for women
  3. Central
  4. Amphitheatre
2. features
  1. change room
  2. hot bath
  3. steamroom
  4. cold bath
3. Evidence
  1. Small metal pot for oil, rubbed on body
  2. Metal scrapers, 'strigils', scrape dirt and sweat
4. Extensive use of marble
  1. basins
  2. walls
  3. statues
Drinking and Gambling
1. Popular past time
  1. Evidence
    1. Inn of Salvius
      1. Series of Wall Paintings
        Depict customers gambling, quarrelling, thrown out
    2. Via Stabiana
      1. Recorded two women gamblers
Food and dining
1. prepared on portable braziers or tripods
2. House of the Vetti
  1. Specific kitchen areas
3. Wealthy rooms
  1. triclinium
4. Evidence
  1. series of wall paintings
    1. Depict banqueting
    2. depict slaves erving masters e.g. removing shoes
  2. Priest's meal (cereal) found in Temple of Isis
  3. Roman Writer Juvenal
5. Foods include
  1. olives
  2. nuts
6. Three main parts
  1. entree, 'gustum', e.g. vegetables
  2. main course, 'mensae primae', e.g. roasted or boiled meat
  3. dessert, 'mensae secundae', e.g. fruit or various kinds of sweets

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