Facts of Roman Civilization

• By 300 A.D, Rome had 28 libraries, 46,602 private houses and 144 pubilc toilets.
• The Cloaca Maxima ( main sewer ) was so big that you could along it in a boat.
• Hadrian's Wall took seven years to build, and used 770,000 cubic metres of stone.
• Roman soldiers had to pay for their own food and cook it themselves.
• The dome of the Pamtheon is 43 metres high and weighs more than 5000 tonnes.
• The Roman people invented roman numbers.
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Clothes

Workers wore cloth they could move easily in-loose tunic of  cheap undyed wool or linen cloth. The family wore longer tunic made from expensive cloth, bleached in white or colored.

Entertainment

Popular pastimes included playing games, such as boardgames and dice, or visiting a bath house. Many large bath houses had gymnasia where people could exersise, as well as libraries, reading rooms,and snack bars.  People also enjoyed wacthing plays and chariot races.  Anong the most popular spectater sports were fights and shows involving gladiators and wild animals, which were staged in specially constructed buildings called amphitheatres. These games were often put on to mark a special event, such as a military victory, and might last for several days.