Wednesday 27 August 2008

The rich of Roman houses and bath


There lefts:The peristyle in Ostia



In Rome, the most people live in one room with their family. The courtyard of house had some high walls. The rich people house had a front door, and it lead into courtyard. Cross the frontdoor is parants room, it can become the office or the place you eat to guests. Some romans build some Greek-style house. The back of actium had an peristyle.


The rich roman usually take a bath in "Roman bath". The spring in Roman bath is from Mendip hills. The rain percolates down to the limestone in 2700 between 4300 metres. The water temperature is between 64*c to 96*c. The water rise there everyday 1170000 litre!

Wednesday 20 August 2008

Rome's soldier


This is the statue of Rome's soldier

Rome's Legion are made from many groups. The group had some leaders. It keep the soldiers in orders and make them win. The lowest leader is call Decuriones. If he died, the senior person will take his place. That man is the commander. The highest man can lead the groups leader 100years. He called non-commisioned.

Soldiers was equipment some defensive and offensive equipment. there's there defensive tools. The Lorica, Galea and Scutum. The most important tool is Scutum of course. There were two offensive tools. The javelin and Gladius. The gladius is a short sword. It is good at close offensive. The nacy wasn't start until 311. The largest nacy was constructed in Punic war.