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Roman Entertainment. Bread & Circuses. Free food and entertainment Funded by patricians to… Buy plebeian votes Keep the mob amused so they wouldn’t cause trouble. The Colosseum. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ROMAN ENTERTAINMENT
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BREAD & CIRCUSES Free food and entertainment Funded by patricians to…
Buy plebeian votesKeep the mob amused so they wouldn’t cause
trouble
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THE COLOSSEUM Begun by Emperor Vespasian (70 CE)
and finished by son Titus (79 CE), remodelled by Vespasian’s younger son, Domitian
Seats 55,000 100 Day Inaugural Celebration: 11,000
wild animals killed
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COLOSSEUM FEATURES Hypogeum
Series of underground tunnels to house animals and slaves
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FEATURES, CONT’D Suggestum
Similar to a skybox where emperor or wealthy would sit
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FEATURES, CONT’D Velarium
Giant canopy was the world’s first retractable roof
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COLOSSEUM EVENTS Munera: gladiatorial
shows put on by wealthy individuals (not the state)
Veatia: animals huntsRhinos, hippos,
elephants, giraffes, lions, panthers, leopards, corcodiles, ostriches all hunted
Theatre converted into giant lake or made into a nature setting with trees
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CIRCUS MAXIMUS Used for horse and chariot racing Races were 6.5 km long Track held 12 chariots
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CIRCUS MAXIMUS FEATURES
Large bullet-shaped arena4 stories high½ Roman mile down each sideCentral spinaSeat 260,000 spectators
Twice as large as any stadium ever built! Spina: raised median that separated the
track, featured statues of gods and Egyptian obelisks
Meta: at either end where charioteers made dangerous turns
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POPULARITY OF RACES City deserted when race was held
Augustus stationed soldiers on street corners to prevent looting
Chariot racing was the largest entertainment staged by the Romans
Betting was a huge attraction
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RACING TEAMS Chariot races organized
into 4 teamsWhite, green, blue, red
3 chariots per team 4 horses per team
= 12 charioteers and 48 horses
Races ran for 7 laps (tracked with little gold dolphins)
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CHARIOTEER FANS Thessalonika (Greece), 390 CE
Charioteer made a homosexual advance to a Roman general
Charioteer arrested and jailedFans rioted, killed the general, broke into jail
and released the charioteer, continued to riot and loot the city
Roman emperor sent troops and 7,000 killed in ensuing chaos
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GAIUS APPULEIUS DIOCLES Raced for red team Lived during time of Hadrian 24-year career Won 1,462 out of 4,257 races (35%) Placed 2nd in 33% of his races Earned an estimated $1,000,000 USD
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TOP 10 EVENTS AT COLOSSEUM & CIRCUS10. Animal shows9. Animal vs animal battles8. Animal vs human battles7. Gladiatorial battles6. Mock naval battles5. Public castration of criminals4. Random killing of spectators3. Chariot races2. Wounded or “fakers” poked by red-hot iron and dragged with a meat hook1. Recreate stories from Greek mythology
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ROMAN BATHS (THERMAE) Public bathing as a habitual element in
daily life Baths became symbol of Roman
civilization throughout empire Height of popularity in 1st/2nd centuries
CE Roman bathing ritual was complex and
required several hours to complete Social experience
Where Romans met, relaxed, snacked, gossiped
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BATHING RITUAL1. Apodyterium: disrobe
completely
2. Unctuarium: apply olive oil
3. Tepidarium: warm room for chatting
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BATHING RITUAL, CONT’D4. Palaestra: take part in physical games
5. Caldarium: hot steamy room for strigiling (scrape off oils and sweat with large metal spoon-shaped object)
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BATHING RITUAL, CONT’D6. Caldarium (hot bath) and Frigidarium
(cold bath)
7. Message with oils and perfumes
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HOW DID IT WORK? Hypocast system of
under-floor heatingHot air created from
basement fires (stocked by slaves) flowed between brick or concrete columns which support the ground floor
Warm air flows through wall ducts into rooms and quickly heats them
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DIAGRAM
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ROMAN DINNER Dinner (cena) occurred late in the
afternoon (5 pm), after the business of the day was concluded and baths had been visited
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FOOD OF THE POOR Very poor country folk had a terrible diet
Coarse bread and porridge (made from wheat)
Tenant farmers could enjoy the fruits of their laboursGrains, vegetables, fruit, meat, poultrySour wine
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A COUNTRY FEAST First course
Eggs, goat’s cheese Second course
Boiled bacon, cabbage, endive and radish salad, juicy olives
DessertFigs, plums, grapes, apples, honeycomb
Rough table manners: ate sitting down!
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FOOD OF THE WEALTHY Fresh fruits and vegetables from estate
gardens Roasted venison, pheasant, partridge Milk curds flavoured with herbs Tuna, anchovies, mussels, oysters from
Mediterranean Sea
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A CITY FEAST First course
Eggs and salad, shellfish Second course
Stuffed pork, veal, vegetables Dessert
Fruit, dates, honey cakes Ice-cream (snow mixed with flour and sweet
white wine)
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EXTRAVAGANT FOOD TO IMPRESS Eight-course meal Flamingo tongue Peacock brain Bear cutlets Hare with sow’s
udders
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ENTERTAINING GUESTS BYON: bring your own napkin
Wiping hands and mouthDoggy bag for leftovers
On arrival, wash hands as part of a ritual purification and change outdoor footwear for indoor sandals
Given dining wreaths made of plants sacred to the gods the host wished to honour
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DINING STYLE Recline on couches around a low dining table Spitting and belching were perfectly acceptable Ate with fingers Standard arrangement: guests situated
on 3 couches arranged around a central table
Each couch held 3 people Seating arrangement gave dining room
its name: triclinium
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SIGNIFICANCE OF COUCH POSITIONS Indicate importance of guests
Host: on left couch at the topSituated so head next to guest of honour,
positioned on back couch, overlooking the view
Next 2 important guests sharing the ouch with host
Lesser guests filled remaining spaces
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DINNER ENTERTAINMENT No matter how simple the meal,
entertainment always an integral part As simple as conversation (although
never about business) or poetry readings
Music often performed, small plays, juggling and acrobatics Gladiatorial bouts recorded as rounding off some elite evenings