Transportation, Trading, and Warships
In ancient Rome the most popular way to transport goods and people was by ship. River Tiber was a river that they traveled on quite frequently.
As the population grew, the need for food became greater, which meant that there was more overseas trading. The Romans liked to have high quality ships to make sure that nothing would happen to their food.
The Romans trading was called 'Roman Sea Trade'. They did a lot of trading across the seas, which meant that their routes of trading were no longer kept to themselves. The Romans ships they were copies of the Italic allies, the Etruscans, Greeks and Carthaginians ships with a few improvements. The Romans first became interested in traveling by ships in the 3rd century BC.
On war ships there was usually ores on each side of the boat set in bank of 5. Since the ships where long, low, and narrow the arrangement of the rowers on the benches was somewhat complicated. There were 3 levels of benches. There were 2 people on each side of the top bench, 2 people on the middle bench, and two very strong rowers on each side of the bottom bench. It took weeks of practice to row in sync with one and other. If they were not in sync the ores would hit each other and become a tangled. This was also used as a fighting tactic. Ships would come down at high speed to mess up the unison of the others ships rowers.
Entertainment
The main use of water in Rome was for entertainment. The Romans loved to have water battles. Julius Ceaser was the first person to create a naumachia (Naval combat water battle) in 46 BCE. They were first held in a basin dug out near Tiber River and then the battles were moved to the Coliseum in 80 CE. They filled the coliseum with water; the water level rises just above the arena floor flooding many rooms.
Fountains
There are many famous fountains in Rome. A few famous fountains are the Trevi, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Fontana delle Tartarughe and many more. There are over 100 famous fountains in Rome. Most of the famous fountains are located in the centre of Rome.
Aqueducts
An Aqueduct is a bridge like structure that was used in Ancient Rome to transfer water from high elevations down to the city. So people who needed water could access it. Aqueducts were one of the greatest achievements among the ancient times. They were built from a mixture of brick, stone, and a special kind of volcanic cement. This made them good for all kinds of weather. However, Aqueducts can become polluted, and the water became dangerous for people to drink.
Hygiene and Rivers
Hygiene was a very important element to the Roman life. The Romans believed that bad health could be caused by bad water, different water sources, and sewage. Some measures were taken to improve the public health system such as the ancient toilets, the great bath, and cleaning the River water. When the River was clean the Romans used it to wash crops, food, and clothing. Romans were very clean when it comes to there water. Many of the Romans would go to the Great Bath and Toilets because it was the cleanest source.
The Romans had their own exfoliating cleanser. The Romans used olive oil instead of soap. They rubbed themselves with the olive oil and then rubbed it off with a curved metal tool called a strigil. Wealthy people used slaves to help them bathe, get dressed, and do their hair. Romans would educate their children all about there hygiene, and about how they needed to keep clean. Many roman children learned about their famous hygiene system.
Toilets
When the Romans needed to use the bathroom they would either use their bathrooms at homes, which were very expensive and most people could not afford; or they would use the public toilets. The public toilets were flushed by constantly flowing water. They were built out of stone. All toilets were all connected to each other. The Romans did not have toilet paper like we do now. They used a sponge on a stick. People have found the remains of ancient toilets all over the Roman Empire. There is a small pipe in front of the toilets that looked like a small stream that constantly had flowing water. It was used to clean the sponge on a stick, so that it was clean for the next person.
The Great Roman Baths
The Roman baths were used for a lot of different activities. The baths were used for exercise, gossiping, games or some people would come just to relax. There were separate baths for each gender. Sometimes Romans would hold business meetings in the baths. Furnaces below the ground heated the baths. Slaves would bring things to burn in the furnaces to heat the baths. Slaves would also bring towels and flip flops to all the visitors. The floors would get so hot from the furnaces, that people were unable to walk bare foot on it; so most people had to wear flip flops.
Storage of Water
Ancient Romans stored their water in Aqueducts, Rivers and Wells. Because they did not store water in many places, the chances of their water becoming polluted were very slim.
Farming
The Romans lived by farming. The water used at the farms had to be fetched by hand or a near by spring. They commonly grew: Wheat, Olives, Grapes, Barley, Apples, Onions, and Celery. For cooking they grew: oregano, rue, mint, parsley, pepper, caraway, aniseed, saffron, eggs, grapes, figs, and nuts. There was always a large amount of food supply. The food supplies flowed from Africa to Italy. 90% of people in Rome lived or worked on farms. The Romans had two ways of paying for taxes by money or by food.
Into the Kitchen
In the Roman times, when there was going to be a large meal slaves were told to carry the fresh water the fire area. Most kitchens where connected to the public water supply, with this water the kitchen slaves would wash fruits, vegetables, pots, pans and knifes. Some houses would use jugs that slaves had to fill up with water. After the slaves were finished filling up the jugs they would gather the jugs up and put them in the corner of the kitchen.
In ancient Rome the most popular way to transport goods and people was by ship. River Tiber was a river that they traveled on quite frequently.
As the population grew, the need for food became greater, which meant that there was more overseas trading. The Romans liked to have high quality ships to make sure that nothing would happen to their food.
The Romans trading was called 'Roman Sea Trade'. They did a lot of trading across the seas, which meant that their routes of trading were no longer kept to themselves. The Romans ships they were copies of the Italic allies, the Etruscans, Greeks and Carthaginians ships with a few improvements. The Romans first became interested in traveling by ships in the 3rd century BC.
On war ships there was usually ores on each side of the boat set in bank of 5. Since the ships where long, low, and narrow the arrangement of the rowers on the benches was somewhat complicated. There were 3 levels of benches. There were 2 people on each side of the top bench, 2 people on the middle bench, and two very strong rowers on each side of the bottom bench. It took weeks of practice to row in sync with one and other. If they were not in sync the ores would hit each other and become a tangled. This was also used as a fighting tactic. Ships would come down at high speed to mess up the unison of the others ships rowers.
Entertainment
The main use of water in Rome was for entertainment. The Romans loved to have water battles. Julius Ceaser was the first person to create a naumachia (Naval combat water battle) in 46 BCE. They were first held in a basin dug out near Tiber River and then the battles were moved to the Coliseum in 80 CE. They filled the coliseum with water; the water level rises just above the arena floor flooding many rooms.
Fountains
There are many famous fountains in Rome. A few famous fountains are the Trevi, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Fontana delle Tartarughe and many more. There are over 100 famous fountains in Rome. Most of the famous fountains are located in the centre of Rome.
Aqueducts
An Aqueduct is a bridge like structure that was used in Ancient Rome to transfer water from high elevations down to the city. So people who needed water could access it. Aqueducts were one of the greatest achievements among the ancient times. They were built from a mixture of brick, stone, and a special kind of volcanic cement. This made them good for all kinds of weather. However, Aqueducts can become polluted, and the water became dangerous for people to drink.
Hygiene and Rivers
Hygiene was a very important element to the Roman life. The Romans believed that bad health could be caused by bad water, different water sources, and sewage. Some measures were taken to improve the public health system such as the ancient toilets, the great bath, and cleaning the River water. When the River was clean the Romans used it to wash crops, food, and clothing. Romans were very clean when it comes to there water. Many of the Romans would go to the Great Bath and Toilets because it was the cleanest source.
The Romans had their own exfoliating cleanser. The Romans used olive oil instead of soap. They rubbed themselves with the olive oil and then rubbed it off with a curved metal tool called a strigil. Wealthy people used slaves to help them bathe, get dressed, and do their hair. Romans would educate their children all about there hygiene, and about how they needed to keep clean. Many roman children learned about their famous hygiene system.
Toilets
When the Romans needed to use the bathroom they would either use their bathrooms at homes, which were very expensive and most people could not afford; or they would use the public toilets. The public toilets were flushed by constantly flowing water. They were built out of stone. All toilets were all connected to each other. The Romans did not have toilet paper like we do now. They used a sponge on a stick. People have found the remains of ancient toilets all over the Roman Empire. There is a small pipe in front of the toilets that looked like a small stream that constantly had flowing water. It was used to clean the sponge on a stick, so that it was clean for the next person.
The Great Roman Baths
The Roman baths were used for a lot of different activities. The baths were used for exercise, gossiping, games or some people would come just to relax. There were separate baths for each gender. Sometimes Romans would hold business meetings in the baths. Furnaces below the ground heated the baths. Slaves would bring things to burn in the furnaces to heat the baths. Slaves would also bring towels and flip flops to all the visitors. The floors would get so hot from the furnaces, that people were unable to walk bare foot on it; so most people had to wear flip flops.
Storage of Water
Ancient Romans stored their water in Aqueducts, Rivers and Wells. Because they did not store water in many places, the chances of their water becoming polluted were very slim.
Farming
The Romans lived by farming. The water used at the farms had to be fetched by hand or a near by spring. They commonly grew: Wheat, Olives, Grapes, Barley, Apples, Onions, and Celery. For cooking they grew: oregano, rue, mint, parsley, pepper, caraway, aniseed, saffron, eggs, grapes, figs, and nuts. There was always a large amount of food supply. The food supplies flowed from Africa to Italy. 90% of people in Rome lived or worked on farms. The Romans had two ways of paying for taxes by money or by food.
Into the Kitchen
In the Roman times, when there was going to be a large meal slaves were told to carry the fresh water the fire area. Most kitchens where connected to the public water supply, with this water the kitchen slaves would wash fruits, vegetables, pots, pans and knifes. Some houses would use jugs that slaves had to fill up with water. After the slaves were finished filling up the jugs they would gather the jugs up and put them in the corner of the kitchen.