Why Rome Life in the Pax Romana The Significance of the Roman Empire Rome was far more advanced than other empires during their time Running water and heated water Roman roads Aquaducts Roman markets centers of commerce Architecture even today roman buildings remain intact Roman law lawyers canon law Law of the christian church Quality knowledge and quality intellectual achievement Pax Romana a relatively peaceful time height of its economic affluence Living during the Pax Romana The Example of Pompeii The Complexities of a Multicultural Empire Citizenship isn t automatically granted to those people born in the Roman Empire rural society was still provided with a goal Fighting in war for the hopes of more land Who gets land Land allocation is the heart of the battles that expanded the Roman Empire slavery was a central part of roman society What was Pompeii and how do we know about it The Eruption of Vesuvius pompeii had a population of about 25 000 considered to be a relatively small city buried under 23 feet of ash only one fourth of the city has been uncovered Life in Ancient Pompeii most romans lived in what we would relate to Sidewalks paved streets rare in medieval cities stepping stones that keep your feet from getting muddy or dirty carts are required to build their carts to a relatively uniformed axel length to provide for these stepping stones not everyone is literate slaves which made up 50 60 of population or lower class modern apartment blocks public water had to have permission from governmental authorities to tap into aqueducts and get private water Public Baths ritual of bathing play cards or dice modern sauna baths from hot water to cold water open to all romans women and men The Forum political events announcements town hall churches dedicated to patron god specific to their town gladiator combats markets specialities music theater public and private entertainment made symbolic offerings Pompeii s patron god was apollo a statue of the main god would be at the center of the temple In the roman houses Family altars urns Atriums conduct business meetings The Peristyle private family areas close family friends were allowed into area great honor Frescoes portraits of family metal beds vividly decorated Mosaic flooring specialized furnitiure big metal chests roman couch ate laying down on a couch glass jars technology involved to manufacture glass is incredibly complicated silver r drinking cups elaborate roman jewelry Terms canon law Vespasian Year of the Four Emperors Phoenician Carthaginian clients