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= Rome = Social Structure in Rome consisted of: The Aristrocracy - members of the family were called Patricians and were mainly the rich families. Plebeians - A name that was used to describes and place common people The Slaves - Slaves were often people who had to be confined to labour and work and were normaly poor Clients - People who were forenginers, freed slaves or travelers

Being a poor or rich person in Rome gave you certain advantages and disadvantages, even gender gave you rulings over other people. In Rome they used class to determine who could go where or where they would sit etc, in a imperial court they placed the people in a assigned seat : First rows People form the lower class were placed behind people from the aristocrate families. Second rows These rows of seats were for the commoners. The top All women if they were ever present were placed at the very top of the court.

Leisure
Roman people lived leisurely depending if they were rich or poor. Everyone had their own way and point of view on how to live leisurely. people often went out to to places that had caught their fancy such as going to the market place, looking at things to buy like clothes or things that they could ues at home like a ointment for a cut or wound or perhaps a nice relaxing message at the massage rooms. Peopel would sometimes go to the gymnasium to work on their muscles, go to the library or museum to brush up on the history of Rome or for a bit of light reading. They were just like us and liked entertainment just as we do now.

Entertainment for Different People
In the Roman year the citizens of Rome would have over the 120 holidays. These days were used to take a break and relax from all the hard work and stress. Entertainment was different for each class depending on how much the person could afford on it. The Wealthy people often had dinner parties or banquets, in the parties they would have profesional dancers, music and singing. They would sometimes have disscusion groups or meetings that included poetry, speeches and writing. The Plebeians were not as fortunate as the wealthy for they would only have quiet dinner parties with a small number of people. The slaves and poor people had to travel to and fro to get to their destination in where they would get their food. When they passed the market all those times they would often stop at a gaming room full of activities and people. Everyone who went to the game rooms always had fun, there were activities for any age group. They played with dice, knucklebones, game counters etc, the children and adults would play board games together and the children would play traditional Roman games such as leapfrog and hide and go seek which originated from the Roman arts.

Children Entertainment
Children in ancient Rome were just the same as we are now, they like to be entertained and be able to enjoy themselves in many strange and wonderful ways! Toys that they played with: Rattles Yo-yos Sewsaw Kites Swings Scooters Dolls made of wax or clay Balls Stilts Toy carts Rocking horse Hoops with bells that mde a noise as they swung around Modles of people and animals etc Skipping rope ( jump rope) Weights These are just some of the games that they played with to keep them entertained throughout their childhood.

Games that they played with their friends and family: Tic - tac - toe Knucklesbones - a game that is the same as jacks except it is using bones The young boys would like to play with wooden swords acting as though they were in war Leapfrog Odd or even - a game that was about guessing if the number the rocks in the other persons hands were odd or even These games amused the children along with many others.

Animals were used as a sorce of entertainment and responsibility. The most common household pets that they owned were dogs, cats, birds and monkeys.

= Modern Day Comparison = Entertainment now is more complex then it was in ancient Rome. When we want to go out for fun we go shopping, movies, bowling, swimming, clubs, circus, zoo, play a sport the list could go on and on. We still have toys that are similer to the games and toys then except they are upgraded to intrest and keep the person entertained. We have electronic games such as wii, X box, Ipods, Ipads, phones, remote control objects, voice control books, computers, tv on and on the list goes. All the toys that were made then were hard or rough, now we have soft toys and more materials to build and make the things we desire. In modern society people generly are the class, we are not assigned seats that depend on our position in society, we have a choice to follow our own dreams and rules as far as we like, to a point.

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