Daily Life
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- Recreation (2)
Links
Ancient Rome Daily Life
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Romelife.html
A friendly look at the daily routines and lifestyle of the ancient Romans.
The Domus of Senex Caecilius
http://lonestar.texas.net/~robison/vicus.html
Modeled visit to ancient home "domus" and country farm. Each room has history of Roman living spaces, festivals, decoration, worship, and daily living. Includes learning games and puzzles.
BBC: The Roman Way
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/romanway.shtml
David Aaronovitc explores everyday life in the Roman Empire, from the emperors of ancient Rome to life in the Empire away from ancient Rome in places such as Hadrian's Wall.
Early Greek and Roman Baths
http://www.cyberbohemia.com/Pages/EarlyGreek.htm
Information on the physical and social history of the baths in ancient Greek and Roman times.
Villa Julilla
Multiple articles on Roman daily life, food, dress, lifestyle, history, within context of visit to an Imperial Roman home.
Ancient Roman Marriage
http://www.pogodesigns.com/JP/weddings/romanwed.html
An exploration of wedding customs in ancient Greece and Rome as described in the poetry of Sappho and Catullus.
Antique Roman Dishes
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html
A collection of recipes of ancient Roman foods, translated from a German translation of "Marcus Gaius Apicius: De Re Coquinaria."
Exploratio
Exploring the Roman world. Includes image databases of Roman artefacts and sites, and practical experiments in reconstructing day-to-day Roman techniques such as cloth dyeing.
Roman Orgy
http://homepage.sunrise.ch/mysunrise/julien.courtois/orgy/
Antique Roman cooking, with recipes from Apicius and Cato. Mailing list and links.
Rich Hamper's Rome Resources
http://home.comcast.net/~rthamper/html/ancient_rome.htm
Personal site offering unusual information on aspects of life in the late Republic. Topics include cosmetics, music, interjections, hair, pets, and sanitation.