35-Ten


Back to Home =35.10—Country Life in the Roman Empire=

THE RICH:
 * There were many cities in the Roman Empire, but 90% of its people lived in the country.
 * **Villa: ** (noun) large, often luxurious, home with yard and garden space



 THE POOR: >
 * Roman patricians went to their country villas to check on their farms and for summer relaxation.
 * <span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_content">These country estates provided most of the   <span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_content">food for    <span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_content"> cities.
 * <span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_content">grain, grapes, olives (sound like Greece?)
 * <span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_content">goats, sheep, cattle, pigs
 * <span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_content">honey!
 * <span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_content">Slaves did most of the farm work for the patricians.
 * <span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_content">The plebeians worked very hard on smaller farms.
 * <span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_content">//"He who does not work shall not eat,"// said St. Paul, a Christian writer.



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