The Ancient Romans were a great civilization. Not only did they have vast knowledge, but they had many forms of relaxation. Some forms of entertainment were.
free so all could enjoy. This would include poor as well as the rich. The theaters were huge,even small theaters were able to seat 7000 people. The theaters would perform day or night. The wealthy could light oil lamps and sty up at home, while the poor usually went to sleep since it was costly to run oil lamps through the nights. This is why the poor usually went to sleep at dark.
The colosseum was a huge public entertainment center. the colosseum could seat .
a total of 45,000 sectators! This is where the roman gathered to watch bloody combat between gladiators , and battles between men and wild animals. The Romans thought .
death was and will be entertaining. On occasion they would flood the Colosseum.
with water and hold naval battles,where many competitors died!.
The Roman games (Track and Field) was played in the city ,in a place called the .
Campus. This was the old training ground for the soldiers. It was a large section of plain.
near the Tiber river. Over time, the Campus became ancienst Rome's Track and Fields.
playground.Even such famous people such as Caesar and Augustus exercised on the .
Campus. Young men, all over Rome, gather at the Campus to play and exercise. On the .
Campus, men participated in foot racing, jumping, archery, wrestling and boxing. After .
the exercise they might jump in the Tiber river for a swim, or wander off to the baths.
to relax.
Also there was drinking wine was part of the daily life. In very early days,.
women were not allowed to drink wine. Their husbands might kiss them to see if they had been drinking. It sounds sweet, but if a husband believed his wife has been drinking .
she could be severly beaten. But during the Empire , women could drink wine! Life was very different during the Empire than when it was in the days of early Rome.